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74  DELHI & THE NOR TH

Exploring Delhi

Some of Delhi’s most impressive buildings can be seen
in the area shown in this map. Vijay Chowk is the vantage
point for the grand sweep of Raj buildings grouped on Sadar SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI MARG
Raisina Hill. To the north, the magnificent Jama Masjid Bazaar NAYA BAZAAR
with its busy hive of lanes, is the focus of Old Delhi. To the Chandni H C SEN RD I CHOWK RING ROAD
Moti
Chowk
southeast, the medieval quarter around the tomb of the KHARI BAOLI CHANDN Masjid
ROAD
Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya leads along Mathura Road to BALLI MARAN Khas
the ruined fort, Purana Qila. And to the south, the Mehrauli Q U TA B R O A D LAL KUAN BAZAAR RD NAI SARAK Diwan-i-
Aam Rang
area (shown on the Greater Delhi map) has a fascinating Chawri Bazaar Mahal
cluster of monuments built in the 12th and 13th centuries. CHAWRI BAZAAR
Karim's R I N G R O A D
CHUR I WALI GALI
New SITARAM BAZAAR RD BAZAAR CHITLI QABAR Diwan-i- MAHATM A GANDHI MARG RING ROAD
Delhi
MAIN BAZAAR ROAD CHELMSFORD ROAD VIVEKANAND ROAD TAGORE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MARG
ANSARI ROAD
N ETA JI SUBHASH MARG
BASANT ROAD
A S A F A L I R O A D
ROAD
RD
Gandhi
MANDIR MARG RK Ashram BANGLA SAHIB RD TURKMAN MAHARAJA R ANJEET SINGH MG Memorial Museum
Marg
B
PANCHKUIAN ROAD
Bridge
Vijay Chowk (see pp76–7), at the base of Raisina Hill, surrounded by SHAHEED BHAGAT (INDIRA CHOWK) Shivaji ZAFAR
Rajiv
government offices BHAI VIR SINGH MG SINGH MARG CONN Chowk DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAYA MG
Shivaji
Barakhamba Rd
K O T L A M A R G MG
Stadium
Sights at a Glance RAMAKRISHNA ASHRAM MG BABA KHARAK SINGH MG AUGHT CIRCUS BARAKHAMBA Shri Ram
M I R D A R D M A R G AHADUR SHAH
YMCA
Centre
Mandi
KALI BARI ROAD
ROAD
House
Historic Buildings, Streets JAI SINGH MG SANSAD MARG TOLSTOY MG Rabindra SIKANDRA RD Tilak Bridge
& Neighbourhoods YWCA KASTURBA GANDHI MG Bhavan NSD
1 Around Vijay Chowk pp76–7 A S H O K Patel Kamani Pragati
PANDIT PANT MG
2 Rashtrapati Bhavan DR BISHAMBAR DAS MARG Chowk J A N PAT H FEROZESHAH RD Auditorium Maidan R I N G
3 Raisina Hill Cathedral Church NORTH AVE TALKATORA ROAD COPERNICUS MARG M AT H U R A R O
4 Rajpath SANSAD MG R O A D T I L A K M A R G
CANNING ROAD
9 Jantar Mantar TERESA CRESCENT Sansad RAISINA RD ASHOK RD Pragati
Bhavan
of the Redemption
e Purana Qila CHURCH ROAD RAFI AHMED KIDWAI MG DR RAJENDRA PRASAD RD Maidan
Indira Gandhi
Central Secretariat
QILA RD
t Nizamuddin Complex MUGHAL Central National Centre for the India PURANA A D
Archives
GARDENS
Performing Arts
VIJAY
y Humayun’s Tomb p87 CHOWK R A J PAT H R A J PAT H Gate BHAIRON MAR G
u Chandni Chowk pp88–9 Secretariat
o Red Fort DALHOUSIE RD Bhawan MAULANA AZAD RD SHERSHA H RD
Udhyog
p Rajghat MOTHER THYAGARAJA MG MG AKBAR RD MAN SINGH ROAD SHAHJAHAN ROAD
a Feroze Shah Kotla S O U T H A V E N U E MOTILAL NEHRU MG M A T H U R A R O A D Indraprastha R O A D M A H AT M A G A N D H I M A R G
s Around Kashmiri Gate MENON MG PANDARA ROAD
d Coronation Memorial RAJAJI J A N P A T H Khan DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN MARG
KRISHNA
NATIONAL
h Safdarjung’s Tomb A K B A R R O A D SUBRAMANIAM BHARTI MG ZOOLOGICAL
Market
k Hauz Khas TEEN MURTI MG PARK
l Khirkee Lok Kalyan TUGHLUQ RD
Marg
z Jahanpanah Key DR APJ ABDUL KALAM ROAD ARCHBISHOP MAKA RIOS MG
x Mehrauli Archaeological Park pp96–8 PRITHVIRAJ ROAD DELHI GOLF
COURSE
v Tughluqabad Sight SAFDARJUNG ROAD Sikandar MAHARISHI RAMAN MG
Lodi's
Railroad TUGHLUQ RD Tomb MAX MUELLER MG
Churches, Temples & Mosques National Highway (Inset map) LO D I R O A D MATHURA ROAD
Tomb of
0 Lakshmi Narayan Mandir Major road (Inset map) Muhammad Shah ARAB KI SARAI RD Nizamuddin
i Jama Masjid LO D I R O A D HARSHA RD Station
b Baha’i House of Worship
g National Rail Museum Parks & Gardens RAHIM KHAN ROAD ISBT
Sarai Kale
Museums c Sanskriti Museum w Lodi Gardens B A RA P U L L AH F LY O V E R
Khan
5 National Museum pp80–81 f The Ridge
6 National Gallery of Modern Art Shops & Markets
q Nehru Memorial Museum and Library 8 Connaught Place Theatres & Art Galleries
r Crafts Museum pp84–5 j Khan Market 7 Mandi House Complex
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p694 and pp706–707
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