C’est un fort très impressionnant. Il est immense. Il faut déjà passer 2 portes immenses pour rentrer, ensuite il y a une rampe qui monte entre 2 murs, sur 100 ou 200 mètres et une 3ème porte. A l’intérieur il y a plusieurs palais. Agra a été la capitale pendant des centaines d’années.
Quand on rentre dans le fort on arrive dans une grande cour avec un grand préau rouge qui est le salon des audiences publiques, là où l’empereur recevait les gens qui venaient le voir, et rendait la justice.
Derrière, se trouve un ensemble de cours, jardins et palais. Il y a un jardin où ils faisaient de la vigne pour faire du vin. Normalement leur religion interdisait l’alcool mais comme c’était l’empereur il faisait ce qu’il voulait. Dans l’un des palais, Shâh Jahân a été emprisonné par son 3ème fils Aurangzeb, qui avait aussi tué ses 2 frères ainés pour prendre le trône. De là Shâh Jahân avait une belle vue sur le Taj Mahal où était enterrée sa femme. A sa mort il a été enterré au Taj à côté d’elle.
La première porte intérieure du fort rouge.
La prison de Shâh Jahân
English translation
The Red Fort of Agra
This is a very impressive fort. It’s vast. Already you have to go through 2 huge gateways to go in, followed by a ramp which goes up between 2 walls for 100 to 200 metres and then there’s a third gateway. Inside there are several palaces. Agra was the capital for hundreds of years.
When you get into the fort you come into a big courtyard with a large red enclosure which is actually the public audience hall. It was there that the emperor received the guests that came to see him and dealt out justice.
Behind that there are a number of courtyards, gardens and palaces. There’s a garden where they grew grapevines to make wine. Normally their religion forbade them to drink alcohol but being emperor he could do whatever he liked. In one of the palaces Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his third son Aurangzeb who’d also killed his two older brothers to take over the throne. From his prison Shah Jahan had a beautiful view out over the Taj Mahal where his wife was buried. When he died he was buried next to her.
The photos above are of the first gateway inside the Red Fort and the prison of Shah Jahan inside the fort.
3 Commentaires
Hello Gabriel,
I am Bernhard, a friend of your Dad, from the University.
Great that you are in India – it’s a very interesting country, with lots of things to see, and wit excellent food to eat.
I was also in India, three times even – because I took two children from India, and I adopted them.
On my last journey, in December 2003, I visited Taj Mahal, just as you did now. It was really great.
Nice that you could touch a cow – perhaps you will meet an elephant or a tiger, too.
Have still a great journey, and have a safe return.
With best wishes,
Bernhard
Gabriel,
Je continue à te suivre et c’est toujours super intéessant. Tu as de la chance pour la chaleur, ici ce n’est pas top, même si aujourd’hui, il fait plus clair. Demain je pars pour une semaine à…. Madrid, cela te dit quelque chose ? J’essaierai de t’envoyer un message. Bonne continuation à tous.
Marie-Françoise
Bernhard,
Thank you for your comment! Actually I have seen an elephant when I was in Jaipur (and I had a ride on it). I have also seen a tiger in in Ranthambhore, when I did a safari in Jeep!
Greetings from Delhi