ID: 700008478 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008478	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Red Fort Complex (fortress; Ahmad Lahauri (Indian architect, ca.1580-1649), built by Sha...; 1639-1648; Delhi (Delhi, Bhārat, Asia, World, Top of the TGN hierarc...;)

Note: Mughal fort and palace with a plan based on Islamic prototypes featuring architectural elements representing Persian, Timurid and Hindu cultures.

Titles:

Red Fort Complex (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Red Fort (C,U,English,U,U)

Lal Kila (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lal Qalʻah (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lal Qilʻa (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lal Qila (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lal-Qila (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Lal Quila (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Ensemble du Fort Rouge (C,U,French,U,U)

مجمَّع الحصن الأحمر (C,U,Arabic,U,U)

红堡群 (C,U,Chinese,U,U)

Комплекс Красный форт (C,U,Russian,U,U)

Conjunto del Fuerte Rojo (C,U,Spanish,U,U)

लाल किला (C,U,Hindi,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

fortress [300006894] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment))

complex (buildings and sites) [300000202]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name))

fort [300006909]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by function>, fortifications (built environment))

World Heritage Site [300263063]

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Built Complexes and Districts (hierarchy name), complexes (buildings and sites), <complexes by function>, sites (locations))

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 1639-1648

Creator Display:

Ahmad Lahauri (Indian architect, ca.1580-1649), built by Shahjahan, Emperor of India (Mughal emperor, ca. 1592-1666) [preferred,VP]

architect Lahauri, Ustad Ahmad (Persian architect, ca.1580-1649) Extent: design [500353619]

patron Shahjahan, Emperor of India (Mughal emperor, ca. 1592-1666) [500245103]

Locations:

Current: Delhi [7001535] (Geographic)

Display Materials: red sandstone

	ferruginous sandstone [300011398]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), sedimentary rock, <sedimentary rock by composition>, sandstone, <sandstone by composition or appearance>)

Dimensions: unavailable

Cultures:

Mughal (preferred)

Indian

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Islamic (culture or style) [300380013] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Islamic World| The)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

military (purpose)

Specific Subjects:

	fortifying [300254182]
	.....(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <protective processes and techniques>) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: fortifications, transportation, bridges, barriers, military, urban planning, and engineering works

Sources and Contributors:
Red Fort Complex	........ [VP,BWR]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789110; accessed 19 March 2015
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
Red Fort	........ [VP]
	........ Oxford Reference Online (2006) accessed 19 March 2015
	........ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 19 March 2015
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Lal Kila	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Lal Qalʻah	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Lal Qilʻa	........ [VP]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789110; accessed 19 March 2015
Lal Qila	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Lal-Qila	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015
Lal Quila	........ [VP]
	........ BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789110; accessed 19 March 2015
Ensemble du Fort Rouge	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
مجمَّع الحصن الأحمر	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
红堡群	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
Комплекс Красный форт	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
Conjunto del Fuerte Rojo	........ [VP]
	........ UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015
लाल किला	........ [VP]
	........ Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015

Subject: ....... [VP]

....................... Archaeological Survey of India [online] (2011-) accessed 19 March 2015

....................... Oxford Reference Online (2006) accessed 19 March 2015

....................... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015

....................... BWR [online] (2015-) BWR3789110; accessed 19 March 2015

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... UNESCO World Heritage Centre [online] (1992-) accessed 19 March 2015