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Qila Kuhna Masjid inside Purana Qila The single-domed Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque , built by Sher Shah in 1541 is an excellent example of a pre-Mughal design and an early example of the extensive use of the pointed arch in the region as seen in its five doorways with the 'true' horseshoe-shaped arches.
Sher Mandal. Sher Mandal (Sher Shah's Pavilion) is a 16th-century historic Library within the Purana Qila fort located in Delhi, India.Designed in a blend of Indo-islamic, Timurid and Persian architecture, it is the only surviving palace structure within the fort and has become a tourist attraction.
Qutub Festival is a five-day festival usually held in November–December in the Qutub complex in the Indian metropolis of Delhi organized by Delhi Tourism, Govt. of Delhi. [1]
Three main gates on the north, south and west are part of the fortifications of the Purana Qila, the sixth city of Delhi, built by Sher Shah Suri (1538–45). Sher Shah Suri raised his citadel after demolishing Dinpanah, the city built by Humayun. The fortifications of the Qila extended to a boundary of (2 km (1.2 mi)) on an irregularly oblong ...
The Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque (Urdu: قلعہ کہنہ مسجد, lit. 'Mosque of the Old Fort'), also known as the Mosque of Sher Shah and the Kila Kohna Masjid, is an Hanafi Sunni, mosque located inside the Purana Qila (lit. ' Old Fort ') of Central Delhi, India. After Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun, he occupied Purana Qila. There, he built the ...
The Khairul Manazil or Khair-ul-Manazil (lit. ' the most auspicious of houses ') is a historical mosque and madrasa built in 1561 in New Delhi, India.The mosque is located opposite Purana Qila on Mathura Road, southeast of Sher Shah Gate.
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Old Delhi, Yamuna river bank. Old Delhi (Hindustani: Purāni Dillī) is an area in the Central Delhi district of Delhi, India.It was founded as a walled city and officially named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. [1]