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| Delhi Gate, the other existing gate of the walled
city is situated just opposite the Daryaganj Police Station
and Ambedkar Ground. It was the southeast gate of the walled
city of Shahjahanabad. This gate was so named because the road
from this gate led to the previous cities of Delhi. The road
was popularly called as thandi sarak (cool road), because the
thoroughfare was lined with trees and provided enough shade
to keep the scorching sun away. |
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| Made up of red sandstone, Delhi Gate is still
an imposing gateway, though not really capable of reflecting
its original grandeur. The interesting thing about the gate
is that it has its century old wooden locking system, which
is not in use. The gate is now the starting point of the popular
Daryaganj old book market held on Sunday. |
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