Delhi is an old old city. And it’s been the capital for a long long time. Greedy rulers from Central Asia had a habit of plundering Delhi. Some would loot, kill, and ride away. Some would stay and rule. And construct. And what’s left of these constructions, is pretty much spectacular
When we were kids, we used to take Delhis heritage for granted. Walks in Lodhi gardens, playing hide and seek around 800 year old tombs, driving about roundabouts built around solid,round domed stone monuments, and picnicking in the rose gardens in the ancient ´purana quilla’ (old walled city) were considered normal weekend activities.
And now, after so many years, One is quite simply fascinated by them. and how they blend into the city scape. Mughal architect is characterized by ’true arches and domes’ said the school textbook. And so much more. Exquisitely designed stone, almost unravaged by time. Tiles. Carvings. And parrots making their homes in the Stone crevices. Home to the dead kings and queens of yore. Somehow a part of the collective unconscious.
Delhi redeemed 🙂
When we were kids, we used to take Delhis heritage for granted. Walks in Lodhi gardens, playing hide and seek around 800 year old tombs, driving about roundabouts built around solid,round domed stone monuments, and picnicking in the rose gardens in the ancient ´purana quilla’ (old walled city) were considered normal weekend activities.
And now, after so many years, One is quite simply fascinated by them. and how they blend into the city scape. Mughal architect is characterized by ’true arches and domes’ said the school textbook. And so much more. Exquisitely designed stone, almost unravaged by time. Tiles. Carvings. And parrots making their homes in the Stone crevices. Home to the dead kings and queens of yore. Somehow a part of the collective unconscious.
Delhi redeemed 🙂
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