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Purana Quila

Old Fort with garden and Mughal era gateways

Transition from the Lodhi style to Mughal style architecture
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Transition from the Lodhi style to Mughal style architecture

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ighlights of the Purana Quila, the Old Fort in Delhi.

[#dot]Qila-I-Kuhna Mosque - Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri in 1541CE. Built with red sandstone and white marble as inlay, a good example of a pre-Mughal era architecture.
[#dot]Boating at Old Fort the lake - Weekend getaway for recreational boating. Once this waterboady encircling the fort.
[#dot]Talaqi Darwaza - the 'forbidden gateway'. This door was not opened until the king return after a victorious campaign. Therefore the peculiar name.
[#dot]Bada Darwaza - The main Gateway to the fort.
[#dot]Sher Mandal - An octagonal two storied pavilion. The library or observatory, from where Humayun fallen to death in 1556.
[#dot]Humayuni Darwaza - Gateway looking towards the Humayun's mausoleum
[#dot] Lawn and leafy garden inside the sprawling fort. A popular hangout point for youngsters.
[#dot] Museum - Archeology museum by ASI is located inside the fort.

The fort is located off the Mathura Road, 2km west of the India Gate. A short walk from the National Crafts Museum & the exhibition arena, the Pragati Maidan.

Nextdoor is the Delhi zoo. Further south is Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Old Fort in Delhi

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Purana Quila Map Delhi

Old Fort in Delhi

The moat once provided protection is a popular tourism spot.

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Purana Quila Boating Lake

The moat once provided protection is a popular tourism spot.

Inside Purana Quila . Sher Mandal

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Sher Mandal

Inside Purana Quila . Sher Mandal

ASI restoration work

Outerwall

Purana Quila

ASI restoration work

Lawn & garden inside the Purana Quila

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Purana Quila

Lawn & garden inside the Purana Quila

This was a protective moat around the fort

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Purana Quila Boating Area

This was a protective moat around the fort

The resorted portions of the outer wall

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Old Fort Restoration

The resorted portions of the outer wall

Mosque Built by Sher Shah Suri in 1541CE

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Qila-i-kuhna Mosque

Mosque Built by Sher Shah Suri in 1541CE

Entrance to the Purana Quila

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Bada Darwaza

Entrance to the Purana Quila

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