Ruined Fort. Old Delhi. John Edward Saché, photographer (Prussian or British, born Prussia, 1824 - 1882) 1864–1868 View of the fortified complex of Purana Qila or the Old Fort, as seen from a distance. The fort is in a state of ruins with debris scattered in the foreground. The Bara Darwaza, sometimes called the West Gate, is visible on the center right area of the image with a chattri or a decorative domed pavilion on one of its gate towers. (Recto, print) upper left, in brown ink: "24."; Lower center, inscribed in the negative: "117"; (Recto, mount) lower center, in brown ink: "Ruined Fort.
Ruined Fort. Old Delhi. John Edward Saché, photographer (Prussian or British, born Prussia, 1824 - 1882) 1864–1868 View of the fortified complex of Purana Qila or the Old Fort, as seen from a distance. The fort is in a state of ruins with debris scattered in the foreground. The Bara Darwaza, sometimes called the West Gate, is visible on the center right area of the image with a chattri or a decorative domed pavilion on one of its gate towers. (Recto, print) upper left, in brown ink: "24."; Lower center, inscribed in the negative: "117"; (Recto, mount) lower center, in brown ink: "Ruined Fort. Old Delhi."; (Verso, mount) lower left, in pencil: " (Saché)";
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