The Old Fort (Purana Quila)

Delhi

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September 1st 2008
I arrived in Delhi determined to see as many monuments as I could fit in. Last year I read William Dalrymples fascinating book 'City of Djinns' on the way home from Delhi and spent the next few days looking at internet photos of all the things I wished I had seen in the flesh! Despite the heat, Christine and I managed to see the Old Fort, the Red Fort, The Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) Begampur Mos ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more