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Delhi is an old city. The city has a pre historic background.
According to the myth Delhi was the capital of Pandavas
in the epic Mahabharata and the place was known as Indraprastha.
There are several dynasties ruled Delhi. It started
from Mauryan Empire and ended on Mughal dynasty. In
between there are Slave dynasty, Tughluq dynasty, Sayyid
dynasty and various other dynasties. Therefore Delhi
is rich with old historic architectures. After 1857
British ruler took the charge of Delhi and the British
architect Edwin Lutyens designed a new city in Delhi.
This city is known as New Delhi. One can find British
architectural pattern in New Delhi. Therefore Delhi
is a combination of old and new architecture. In Old
Delhi one can find old Mughal architectures and in New
Delhi one can see the various British architectures.
There are several places in Delhi which are the true
destinations of the tourists.
Old Delhi is famous for old mosques, forts and monuments.
Red Fort is a marvelous architecture built during the
reign of Shah Jahan in 1639. One of the largest and
finest mosques in South Asia is Jama Masjid which was
built by the order of Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in 1656.
The architectures of old Delhi was mainly created under
the patronage of Shah Jahan. The famous market place
Chandni Chawk in old Delhi was also created by Shah
Jahan.
New Delhi is enriched two World Heritage sights. These
are Humayun's Tomb which was created by the widow of
Mughal emperor Humayun and Qutab Minar which was constructed
by the order of Qutab ud din Aybek of Slave dynasty
in 1206. The red sandstone monument is 72.5 meters high.
In New Delhi one can also see the new architectures
like the Bahai Temple or Lotus Temple, Rashtrapati Bhavan,
India Gate and old architectures like Purana Quila,
Nizamuddin's Tomb and Akshardham Temple.
touroftajmahal.com provides you information about the
Tourists attractions in Delhi.
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