Red Fort

If there is a place in Delhi where the power of an empire is still felt centuries later, it is the Red Fort, or Lal Qila. The majestic red sandstone walls, stretching for 2.5 km, hide not ruins but an entire city designed as an earthly paradise. "If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here" — these words of the Persian poet Amir Khusrow, carved into the palace arches, became the motto of this place.