The first acquaintance. A red fort

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The red fort costs on the bank of the river of Jumna. Its strengthened steep walls from red sandstone highly rise over the earth. It, as well as mosque Dzhamma-Masdzhid, was will erect in the middle of XVII century the Shah-dzhahanom, the founder of a pearl of world Architecture-tadzh-waved. All internal constructions of a fort amaze with the magnificence. The Shah-dzhahan began to apply widely in mogolskoj to architecture marble. If earlier sandstone was the main building material, and marble was used only for creation of ornaments at it constructions from marble were created entirely.

And still the hall of public receptions of a fort is constructed of sandstone. This impressing building, which facade represents an arcade from nine wavy arches leaning against double columns. In the heart of a hall the throne from white marble, columns and which bed curtains are richly inlaid by precious and semiprecious stones towers. Are full of elegance belomramornye apartments the Shah-dzhahana with thin figured round columns. In strict graceful style the hall of private audiences made also from white marble is sustained. Both wavy arches, and the square columns making a facade and sides of the hall, are decorated by a carved ornament. Through openwork marble lattices - the present laces - the kind on the river and fields behind it opens surprising beauty. In all here you see display of the most thin taste, a great skill of architects, builders, artists. On one of palaces by gold letters it is traced: ' If there is paradise on the earth, it here, it here, it here '.