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Describe the old Delhi .

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Answered by antofficial
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Old Delhi or Purani Dilli is an area part of the greater city of Delhi, India. ... The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of the Mughal Empire until its fall in 1857, when the British Raj took over as paramount power in India. Old Delhi is a walled part of New Delhi, founded by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1639 and originally named Shahjahanabad. It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty and was later rechristened Old Delhi by the British.
Answered by InvincibleAtharva
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Old Delhi is a walled city shaped roughly like a quarter circle with the Red Fort as a focal point. The old city was surrounded by a wall enclosing about 1500 acres with 14 gates. The Red Fort is named for its massive walls of red sandstone and its proximity to the Salimgarh Fort.

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