View of Chandni Chowk in Shahjahanabad, Delhi, India, Samuel Bourne, 1865 - 1870 photograph Chandni Chowk is the main street of Shahjahanabad, the last of the seven historic cities of Delhi. Along the road are shops and artisans sell their what. The street was constructed in 1650 by Jahanara Begum, the daughter of emperor Shah Jahan, and connected the city with their reinforced palace, The Red Fort. The street was 36 meters wide (40 yards) and kilometers long (1520 yards). Originally there was a channel along the road to provide the fort with drinking water and irrigation. Between 1840 and
View of Chandni Chowk in Shahjahanabad, Delhi, India, Samuel Bourne, 1865 - 1870 photograph Chandni Chowk is the main street of Shahjahanabad, the last of the seven historic cities of Delhi. Along the road are shops and artisans sell their what. The street was constructed in 1650 by Jahanara Begum, the daughter of emperor Shah Jahan, and connected the city with their reinforced palace, The Red Fort. The street was 36 meters wide (40 yards) and kilometers long (1520 yards). Originally there was a channel along the road to provide the fort with drinking water and irrigation. Between 1840 and the 1860s the channel was filled in by the British. On the recording you can see a raised ledge where the channel once ran. Old Delhi paper albumen print street. locations for trading Old Delhi
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