The Red Fort in Agra

The Red Fort, located in the Mughal Empire (present-day India), is a walled palace made of red sandstone in which Akbar and other Mughal emperors resided. Akbar had it rebuilt and remodeled during his reign to symbolize his power and provide a secure residence for himself. however, the Red Fort's construction took place over the duration of three generations of Mughal power: Akbar, Jehangir, and Shah Jehan. It contained a variety of influences at architectural inspirations due its occupation by several powers. It is only miles away from its "sister" monument: the Taj Mahal. The Taj mahal was built after the Red Fort, making the Red Fort an older and arguably more important feature in Mughal history. Since the Mughals conquered this fort early on in their reign, this fort was the first major monument of Mughal power and presence. The Red Fort was the first of its kind in the Mughal Empire in a sense, and it gave the Mughal population something to look up to as a symbol of power and order.