Red fort
Lahore Gate : It is the gate of the fort which faces towards Lahore, now in Pakistan. Inside the fort on will see a vaulted arcade known as Chatta Chowk (Covered Bazaar). The arcade of shops once sold items that the royal household might fancy - silks, jewellery and gold.
The arcade leads to the Naubat Khana, or Drum house, where musicians used to play for the emperor. There is an Indian war memorial museum upstairs (Rs 2). The open courtyard beyond the drum house formerly had galleries along either side, but these were removed by the British army when the fort was used as it's headquarters. Other reminders of the British presence are the monumentally ugly, three storey barrack blocks that are situated to the north of this courtyard.
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