Shahjahanabad, a historic city of Delhi and the capital during the peak of Mughal power in India, has undergone many changes since it was first established by the Emperor Shahjahan in the 1650s. The northern areas of the city, between Chandni Chowk and Kashmiri Gate have perhaps seen the bulk of...Read more
To the south of the western gateway is the tomb of Qutb Sahib. It is a simple structure enclosed by wooden railings. The marble balustrade surrounding the tomb was added in 1882. The rear wall was added by Fariduddin Ganj-e-Shakar as a place of prayer. The western wall is decorated with coloured fl...Read more
Probably the oldest continuously inhabited area in Delhi, the area around the Qutb Complex, commonly known as Mehrauli is the site of Delhi’s oldest fortified city, Lal Kot, founded by the Tomar Rajputs in ad 1060. The only remnants of this period are the fort walls and the Iron Pillar, which may...Read more
Delhi is not one city, but many. In the 3,000 years of its existence, the name ‘Delhi’ (or Dhillika, Dilli, Dehli,) has been applied to these many cities, all more or less adjoining each other in their physical boundary, some overlapping others. Invaders and newcomers to the throne, anxious to...Read more
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The temples of Hercules and Portunus in the Forum Boarium in Rome were placed on the World Monuments Watch List respectively in 1996 and in 2006. These nominations were followed by WMF engagement in conservation works at the sites, directed by the...Read more
Interni di un guida disponibile presso Electa.I templi di Ercole e di Portuno furono inclusi sulla lista del World Monuments Watch rispettivamente nel 1996 e nel 2006. Il WMF ha fatto seguire a queste nomine un sostegno ai progetti di restauro e conservazione condotti dalla Soprintendenza Speciale...Read more
Guidebook created by Mondadori Electa.
The temples of Hercules and Portunus in the Forum Boarium in Rome were placed on the World Monuments Watch List respectively in 1996 and in 2006. These nominations were followed by WMF engagement in conservation works at the sites, directed by the...Read more
Chirag Dilli is named for the much-revered Sufi mystic, Nasiruddin Mahmud, Roshan Chiragh-e-Dehli (‘The Illuminated Lamp of Delhi’), who came to Delhi in the early fourteenth century and was a disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya, and later became his successor. Along with Khirki village, south-west of...Read more
Lodi Garden, once called Bagh-i-Jud, was the royal burial ground for the Sayyid and Lodi rulers of Delhi. Located on Lodi Road between Safdurjung’s Tomb and Khan Market in south Delhi, the garden covers an area of approximately 90 acres, dotted with beautiful monuments and tombs. With its...Read more
The name Daryaganj (Darya – river; ganj – wholesale market) suggests that this was originally a wholesale mart for grains and other bulk goods that came to Delhi on the river Yamuna, which flowed just below the city walls on the east. On the west, Daryaganj was bounded by a prominent market street...Read more