Red Fort
The seat of Mughal power for two centuries, and the wall India's independence is announced from every August.
- Where
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6562, 77.2410
Get the Red Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Red Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Delhi volume with your photos and a note.
Near Red Fort
Zafar Mahal 0.2 km
The last Mughal palace, and the grave that was never filled.
Salimgarh Fort 0.5 km
Built in 1546 by Sher Shah Suri's son, on what was then an island in the Yamuna.
Chandni Chowk 0.7 km
A market laid out in the seventeenth century by Shah Jahan's daughter, still selling silver, spices and wedding cloth.
Jama Masjid 1.0 km
Shah Jahan's last great commission, a courtyard that holds twenty five thousand people and a view over the old city.
Nigambodh Ghat 1.0 km
The oldest cremation ground on the Yamuna.
Old Yamuna Bridge 1.1 km
Lohe ka Pul, built across the Yamuna between 1863 and 1866, and carrying trains still.
Zeenat-ul-Masajid 1.1 km
Aurangzeb's daughter's mosque at Daryaganj, with striped marble domes, called the ghost mosque.
Old Delhi 1.2 km
Shahjahanabad, the walled capital Shah Jahan built in 1648, which Delhi never stopped living in.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Delhi
Questions
Where is Red Fort?
Red Fort is in New Delhi, Delhi. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Zafar Mahal (0.2 km), Salimgarh Fort (0.5 km), Chandni Chowk (0.7 km).
How do I get the Red Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Red Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Delhi volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Red Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Delhi volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.