Keywords: Naubat Khana Red Fort 1857.jpg This is a view looking west across the Red Fort from the Diwan-i-Am towards the Naqqar Khana also known as the Hathiyan Pol or Elephant Gate and in the distance the Lahore Gate The Red Fort was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan r 1628-58 between 1639 and 1648 The Naqqar Khanna is the inner public gate of the palace at the Red Fort The large red sandstone pavilion stands at the eastern end of an open space which leads into the Diwan-i-Am the Emperor's Hall of public audience Part of a portfolio of photographs taken in 1858 by Major Robert Christopher Tytler and his wife Harriet in the aftermath of the Uprising of 1857 British Library image http //www bl uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/w/019pho000000053u00017000 html 1858 Tytler Robert and Harriet PD-old-100 Naubat Khana Red Fort Historical images of the Red Fort 1858 in India |