The entrance to the fort is very imposing, unfortunately partly obscured by milling crowds. Though called 'fort' it is more a walled city built for defence. We walked around, over, under and above, but I did not manage to have a clear picture of the plan. We learn that the fort was initially built for defence but then became more of an imperial walled city. This happened during the reign of Shah Jahan, of the Taj Mahal fame. The building are a mixture of styles, interesting for a student of Indian architecture we, the tourists, were more attracted by the building as a dwelling for royalty. The drawbridge for protection from invaders is still there but there living and sleeping room, ingeniously air-conditioned, a mosque for men and another for women, even a 'play room' -not for children but for the Sultan and his ladies, and of course a rose petal scented pool, for the ladies.
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