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Its earliest habitable avatar was Indraprastha, the city made famous by
the Mahabharata. Since then, the areas in and around Delhi have been
favored by one ruler or the other and the Delhi that we know today is an
aggregation of all these cities - some old, some new, some long forgotten
and in ruins.
Most rondreispakketten of Old Delhi include the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid and the
narrow bylanes of Chandni Chowk. The Red Fort, an architectural wonder in
sandstone, was built by Shah Jahan. The main fort gate is the Lahore Gate
(locals refer to it as Lahori Gate), which leads to a covered bazaar that
used to sell exotic silks and gems in the days of the royalty. You can
check out the artifacts at the Indian War Memorial Museum, and the Moti
Masjid, which the Mughal emperor Aurangazeb had built. Step into the
Diwan-i-Khas of the Red Fort, which bears the legend "If there is a
paradise on earth, it is this, it is this, it is this" and admire the
platform on which the Peacock Throne stood before it was plundered and
taken away by Nadir Shah.
The bustling bazaar of Chandni Chowk is best covered on foot or in a cycle
rickshaw. Every lane here has more shops than you can see, and Chandni
Chowk is a great place to pick up some great bargains, especially in
clothes and silver trinkets.
The grandeur of the Jama Masjid is best appreciated on Fridays and during
Islamic festivals. The large courtyard holds up to 25000 people and the
mosque affords a fine view of the Red Fort.
rondreispakketten of New Delhi start with a trip to Rajghat, the memorial dedicated to
Mahatma Gandhi. You can then move on to the ruined walls of the Purana
Qila, believed to be the site of Indraprastha. The sound-and-light shows
at the Purana Qila are truly delightful and will make your trip to Delhi
memorable.
In the southern part of Delhi are the tourist hotspots of Humayun's Tomb
and Nizamuddin Chishti's shrine. Humayun's tomb will remind you of the Taj
Mahal - in fact, it is a precursor to the Taj and is said to have inspired
large parts of it. The complex housing Nizamuddin's shrine also contains
the grave of Jahanara, Shah Jahan's daughter who accompanied him to
captivity during his last days in Agra Fort, and the tomb of renowned poet
Amir Khusro.
Moving away from Nizamuddin, you come to the ruins of a massive walled
city. This is Tughlaqabad, the city that was planned and built by
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq. The king lies entombed in the middle of this
desolate, abandoned expanse, and its dilapidated walls and ramparts are
home to little more than flocks of peahens.
No travel to Delhi is complete without a visit to the Qutb Minar. Most
tourists used to travel here earlier to stretch their arms around the iron
pillar here - legend ad it that if you stood with your back to the pillar,
bent your arms backwards and encircled he pillar so that your hands met,
any wish you had would be fulfilled. That's out of the question though now
- all that wish making has damaged the lower part of the pillar and
there's a fence around it now. However, you can still visit the Qutb Minar
and marvel at the five storied tower of victory.
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