A Guide To The Buildings And Gardens Delhi Fort, 1937 Book
Title: A Guide To The Buildings And Gardens: Delhi Fort
Author: G. Sanderson
Publisher: Elphinstone
Year: 1937
The Delhi Fort, or Red Fort, was commissioned by Shah Jahan, who had also built the Taj Mahal. The fort was built between 1638 and 1648 as the palace fortress for his new capital, Shahjahanabad. Although some of the structures were added during Shah Jahan’s son, Aurangzeb’s reign. The prominent buildings in the fort are described as the Lahore and Delhi Gates; the Naubat Khana; the Diwan-i-Aam; Rang Mahal, the Shah Burj; the Asad Burj, etc.
Interestingly, this book has two large fold-outs, one is the ground plan and the other is a sketch with a birds-eye view of the fort and its interiors. The author Gordon Sanderson worked with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a Superintendent, Mahomedan and British Monuments, Northern Circle.
He was best known for his work in preserving and documenting the historical monuments of India. Sanderson also wrote books on other Indian monuments. At one time, working with the ASI, Sanderson decided to fight for Britain when WWI broke out. Taking charge as Lieutenant of 2nd King Edward VII’s Gurkha Rifles. Lieutenant Gordon Sanderson was killed in battle in France. He was buried in the British and Indian cemetery at Pas de Calais, in Northern France.
