| SHAHJAHANABAD (now "Old Delhi"), 1638-c.1648 | |
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Section 6, top margin C, left margin a |
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Some panoramic views of the whole walled city; and here's *a map of the various neighborhoods* |
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Some other views of Shahjahanabad
over time;
here's *a
detailed view from 1857* and a *handbook with a
historical
overview* |
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The walled city was entered through a number of gates, most of which no longer survive; the most famous, especially after the fighting of 1857, was Kashmiri Gate |
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Near Ajmeri Gate was the tomb of Ghazi ud-Din Khan (one of Aurangzeb's nobles); associated with it was a madrasah that from 1825 to 1842 housed the famous Delhi College, and today houses the Anglo Arabic School (*Milli Gazette*) |
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FORT* |
At the heart of Shahjahanabad was Shah Jahan's famous *Red Fort* |
| *SALIM- GARH* |
Between the northern part
of the Red Fort and the Jumna lay the ruins of the fort of *Salimgarh* |
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Balancing the Red Fort, the Jama
Masjid was the other pole of Shahjahanabad; here are some artists' views |
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The Jama Masjid, in early photographs |
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The Jama Masjid, in some modern visitors' photographs; see also *ANU* |
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Chandni Chauk, the great central avenue of Shahjahanabad, was built by a daughter of Shah Jahan |
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On this avenue was Raushan ud-Daulah's mosque, known as the Sunehri Masjid, or "Golden Mosque" |
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The former "Begam
Sumru's house" eventually became the "Delhi Bank" |
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Under British rule, the "Clock Tower" was another notable Chandni Chauk landmark |
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At the far end of Chandni Chauk was the Fatahpuri Masjid, built by one of the wives of Shah Jahan |