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Ancient & Medieval India

Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, Which UNESCO Listed in 1993 as the First Garden Tomb on the Subcontinent, Took 200,000 Days of Master Craftsmen's Work to Restore Between 2007 and 2013

Ancient & Medieval India

The Red Fort in Delhi Was Built in Nine Years Between 1639 and 1648, Has Been a UNESCO World Heritage Site Since 2007 and Is Where the Prime Minister Raises the Flag Every Independence Day

The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

After 1857 the Army Replaced the Red Fort's Moonlight Garden and Royal Kitchens With Barracks and a Parade Ground, and From 1903 the Archaeological Survey Marked Out Where the Lost Courts Stood

Government & States

Delhi's Economy Produces Rs 5.93 Lakh per Person, 2.4 Times India's Average, in a Territory That Is 97.5 Per Cent Urban and Holds Three UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

After 1857, a British General Forced Condemned Men to Clean Blood Off a Floor Under the Lash, Then Hanged Them. He Was Not the Worst of It.

Mirza Ghalib Published His First Urdu Divan in Delhi in 1841, Held the Titles Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm-ud-Daula at Bahadur Shah Zafar's Court, and Kept a Persian Diary Through the Fall of Delhi in 1857

Ancient & Medieval India

A 6-Tonne Iron Pillar Has Stood in the Delhi Weather for 1,600 Years. It Still Hasn't Rusted Away