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Old Delhi is an architectural delight, travel Mecca, and food lover’s paradise with its magnificent edifices that now stand as tourist attractions and scrumptious street food. Representing the Mughal era, the Old Delhi was once the capital of Muslim India between the 17th and the 19th centuries. Sprinkled with various mosques and monuments, each grand and opulent in their structure and architecture, Old Delhi is an interesting place to explore.

So pack your bags, and travel to Old Delhi to have an experience of a lifetime in Old Delhi that is steeped in history.

Delhi has been the centre of power for most Muslim dynasties that ruled from the 12th century onwards.

When in Chandni Chowk, don’t forget to grab a bite of khurchan parantha an Old Delhi speciality at the famous Gali Paranthe wali. The lane is well-known for paranthas of every vegetable available in the market; you name it they make it!

Historically Speaking

Old Delhi is soaked in rich cultural history with its Mughal era monuments, mosques and the churches built during British era. Old Delhi was initially known as Shahjahanabad named after Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor who established the city in 1639. The city was built like a fort with walls (with walls no longer in existence) and gates like Kashmiri Gate, Ajmeri Gate, Turkman gate, Delhi Gate and Feroz Shah Kotla – which was erected by Feroz Shah Tughlaq in 1354 and Ashok Pillar that was brought by him to the city.

Kashmiri Gate is the prominent gate there, as it is the mute witness to the 1857 mutiny in addition to the British-erected Mutiny Memorial.