Purana Qila, is one the oldest forts in Delhi. Its current form was built by the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, New Delhi,India

---

Purana Qila (Old Fort), is one the oldest forts in Delhi. Its current form was built by the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, on a site which was perhaps that of Indraprastha, the legendary capital of the Pandavas. Sher Shah raised the citadel of Purana-Qal'a with an extensive city-area sprawling around it. It seems that the Purana-Qal'a was still incomplete at Sher Shah's death in 1545, and was perhaps completed by his son Islam Shah

---

Size: 4666px × 2200px
Location: New Delhi, India, Asia
Photo credit: © PRASOU / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: architecture, architectures, attractions, delhi, fort, forts, heritage, heritages, historical, history, horizontal, illuminated, illumination, kila, killa, landmarks, monuments, oldest, pura, purana, qila, quila, quilah, sites, tourist