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The centre of the market is still referred to as Ghantaghar. Chandni Chowk was once the grandest Indian market. [7] Chandni Chowk was a significant route for Mughal imperial processions, hosting the grand displays of emperors and their entourages, highlighting its importance in the empire's cultural and architectural heritage.
Delhi Town Hall at Chandni Chowk, with statue of Swami Shraddhanand in front. The Delhi Town Hall is a landmark building, at Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi.It was the seat of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from 1866 during the British Raj till late 2009, when offices shifted to the new MCD Civic Centre on Minto Road in Central Delhi formally inaugurated in 2010.
Sohan Halwa (top shelf) and other traditional Indian sweets at Ghantewala in Chandni Chowk Emperor Shah Alam II, (r. 1759 - 1806) during whose rule the shop was established and got its name It was founded by Lala Sukh Lal Jain who had arrived in the walled city of Delhi from Amber, India , a few years after Sindhia restored Mughal Emperor Shah ...
Photograph of the location where Guru Tegh Bahadur's body was cremated by Bhai Lakhi Rai Banjara, Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, Delhi, ca.1920's. The Gurdwara marks the site, where Lakhi Shah Banjara and his son Bhai Naghaiya burnt their own house to cremate the headless body of the Sikh Guru Guru Tegh Bahadur sahib who, on 11 November 1675, was martyred by beheading at Chandni Chowk on the ...
The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency was created in 1957. The list of Member of Parliament (MP) is as follows: Year Member Party 1957: Radha Raman:
Entrance of the Historical Chandni Chawk Shopping Complex. Chandni Chowk (Bengali: চাঁদনি চক) or Chandni Chowk Shopping Complex [1] is one of markets in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is situated in Mirpur Road, [2] near to New Market. [3] This market area is under New Market Thana. [4] It is closed on Tuesdays of the week. [5]
Located just opposite the massive Red Fort at the intersection of Netaji Subhas Marg and Chandni Chowk, Digambar Jain Temple is the oldest Jain temple in the capital. According to Jain scholar Balbhadra Jain's compendium of Digambar Jain shrines in India, it was built in 1656. [4] [5]
Ghantaghar (literally clock-tower) is a location in the center of Chandni Chowk, Delhi, where an iconic clock tower, termed Northbrook Clocktower during early 20th century, stood. The clock tower was built in 1870 and stood there until its partial collapse and subsequent demolition in 1950s. [ 1 ]