Lahori Gate, Red Fort, Old Delhi, India
Lahori Gate, Red Fort, Old Delhi, India

Built by Shah Jahan when he moved the capital from Agra to Delhi. It was commissioned in 1639. On Independence Day in 1947 the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate and this has now become a tradition on Independence Day each year.

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Lahori Gate, Red Fort, Old Delhi, India

Built by Shah Jahan when he moved the capital from Agra to Delhi. It was commissioned in 1639. On Independence Day in 1947 the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag above the Lahori Gate and this has now become a tradition on Independence Day each year.

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