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CHANDNI CHOWK
Sightseeing In Delhi
>>Chandni Chowk
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One of the main markets of
Delhi, Chandni Chowk was once lined with beautiful fountains. It was the eyes
and the ears of the Mughal's commercial instincts and is today one of the
country's best known wholesale markets for textiles , electronic goods and
watches. The entire arc was designed by Jahanara Begum, Shah Jahan's favourite
daughter and was the inhabited by the well to do famlies of the time.
But today the
place is very crowded and congested. Chandni Chowk is located opposite the Red
Fort. The Area has got the Digamber Jain Temple which houses the Birds hospital.
On one end of Chandni Chowk is the Fatehpuri Mosque which was erected by the
wives of Shah Jahan. Opposite the old police station or the Kotwali is the
Sunheri Masjid from where Nadir Shah ordered his troops to plunder and massacre
Delhi
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