Tuesday 21 February 2012

Old Delhi


"Ruins-- Old Delhi. Old Delhi at one time covered a space of twenty square miles-- the ruins are strewed over a plain of nearly equal extent"; from vol. 3 of 'The Indian Empire' by Robert Montgomery Martin, c.1860





Another view of the ruins to the south of Delhi, from vol. 3 of 'The Indian Empire' by Robert Montgomery Martin, c.1860



"New Delhi" (Shajahanabad) shown amidst the ruins of previous "Old Delhi" cities (James S. Virtue and Co., London, 1858)



"A ruin on the banks of the Jumna,, above the city of Delhi," 1833 (H. Fisher and Son, London)





shahjahanabad 17th Century








Chandni Chowk, Delhi in 1858
Chandni Chowk, Delhi, 1863-67

 
Tram Used to ply in Chandni Chowk



 
Remains of buildings at Firoze Shah Kotla, Delhi 

 
Remains of Firoz Shah Kotla 

 
Humayun's Tomb, with the Barber's Tomb in the foreground, Delhi, 1858_photograph





a journey through old delhi


1 comment:

  1. Excellent work, Ahmed Sahab. I am so excited to see such rare pictures. After all hamari Delhi aisi thi. So touching. thanks sir.

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