safdarjung’s tomb

safdarjung’s tomb

dekhegā aaj merī taraf kaun pyaar se bujhtā huā charāġh huuñ patjhaḌ kā chāñd huuñ -M Kothiyavi Rahi Narrative Safdarjung’s tomb was built in 1754 C.E. by Nawab Shuja-ud-daula for his father, Safdarjung. It was built at the cost of three lakh rupees under the...
sunehri masjid

sunehri masjid

Dil wa Dilli dono agar hain kharab; pa kuch lutf us ujde ghar me bhi hain – Mir Taqi Mir Both heart and delhi may have been worn out, but some little pleasures still remain in this ruined house. Narrative The Sunehri Masjid located in Chandini Chowk was built by...
jantar mantar

jantar mantar

Narrative Jantar Mantar was built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur in the year 1724 C.E. He built his astronomical observatories at five cities, first in Delhi and then in Jaipur, Ujjain, Benaras and Mathura. The Delhi observatory is named as Jantar Mantar,...
shalimar bagh

shalimar bagh

vo taḳht-e-jāñ thā jahāñ terī tāj-poshī kī so kis jigar se tujhe dekh luuñ utarte hue -Seemab Zafar Narrative Today, the area of Shalimar Bagh corresponds to a large neighbourhood in west Delhi. However, the ‘district park’ of Shalimar Bagh, in reality, is a 17th...
kashmiri gate

kashmiri gate

santuur pheran qahva chiinaar aur shikaaraa un lafzo.n se ubhraa hai sadaa zehn me.n kashmiir -Qamruddin Narrative Kashmiri Gate is one of the many gates of the imperial city of Shahjahanabad, built in the 17th century. Located in the north, the gate was built in the...
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