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The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla ("fortress", "citadel") was a fortress built circa 1354 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi called Firozabad. [1]A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century BC rises from the palace's crumbling remains, one of many pillars of Ashoka left by the Mauryan emperor; it was moved from Topra Kalan in Pong Ghati of Yamunanagar ...
English: Diagram of Feroz Shah Kotla Cricket Ground showing the pitch and stands. Distances from the centre of the pitch to the boundary shown in metres. Distances from the centre of the pitch to the boundary shown in metres.
The Arun Jaitley Stadium (formally Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium) is a cricket stadium owned and operated by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) and located on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi. [2] [3] It was established in 1883 as the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, and named after the nearby Kotla fort.
Two pillars were relocated by Firuz Shah Tughlaq to Delhi. [6] Several pillars were relocated later by Mughal Empire rulers, the animal capitals being removed. [7] Averaging between 12 and 15 m (40 and 50 ft) in height, and weighing up to 50 tons each, the pillars were dragged, sometimes hundreds of miles, to where they were erected. [8]
Kotla Ferozabad, or Feroz Shah Kotla (with the remaining walls, bastions and gateways and gardens, the old Mosque, and well and all other ruins buildings it contains. More images: N-DL-26 Lal Darwaza, the northern gate of the outer walls of the Delhi of Sher Shah Suri. Also known as Khooni Darwaza. Three furlongs due south of Delhi Gate,
The other, in the grounds of Feroz Shah Kotla, is known as the Delhi-Topra Pillar. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Feroz Shah Tughlaq , who ruled from Delhi as Sultan during the medieval period between 1351 and 1388, was a keen historian, architect, game hunter, and with deep sense of commitment to build public utilities related to irrigation works and ...
The inscriptions of Ashoka at Feroz Shah Kotla (I to VII edicts). Situated in Pong valley of is the original home of Delhi-Topra pillar (originally located at 30°07′44″N 77°09′35″E / 30.12889°N 77.15965°E / 30.12889; 77.15965 ), one of many pillars of Ashoka , that was moved from Topra to Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in ...
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