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Sadar Bazaar has 12 places covered here for sightseeing in Sadar Bazaar, including Karol Bagh, Kashmiri Gate, St. James' Church and Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. Each page lists

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Sadar Bazaar has 12 places covered here for sightseeing in Sadar Bazaar, including Karol Bagh, Kashmiri Gate, St. James' Church and Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. Each page lists timings, entry fees and directions where sources provide them.

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Karol Bagh

Karol Bagh is a neighborhood in Central District of Delhi, India. It is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood known for shopping streets, such as the Ghaffar Market and Ajmal Khan Road. It was home to the Karol Bagh Lok Sabha constituency until it was abolished in 2008. Residential areas W.E.A, Beadon Pura, Reghar Pura, Dev Nagar, and Bapa Nagar have a mix of commercial activities such as wholesale markets Tank Road Garment Market and Hardhyan Singh Road Leather market. Tank Road wholesale garment market came into existence with a few shopkeepers at the end of the 1980s.

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Kashmiri Gate

Kashmiri Gate, also spelled Kashmere/Cashmere Gate, is a historic gate located in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It served as the northern entrance to the walled city of Shahjahanabad, the capital of the Mughal Empire. Built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the mid-17th century, the gate is named after its proximity to the road that led to Kashmir. It holds historical significance not only for its architectural grandeur but also for its role in key events, including the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Today, Kashmiri Gate is a prominent landmark in Delhi, connecting several major roads and serving as a hub for the city's transportation network.

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St. James' Church

St. James' Church (also known as Skinner's Church) is a colonial-era church located in Old Delhi, India. It was once the official church of the British Viceroy of India. The building, which was built in 1836 for James Skinner, is one of the oldest churches in the city. It remains part of the Church of North India Diocese of Delhi. During the period of British India, the Viceroy of India attended services at the church until the Cathedral Church of the Redemption was built near the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in 1931.

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Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib

Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib is one of the nine historical Gurdwaras in Delhi. It was first constructed in 1783 as a small shrine by Baghel Singh to commemorate the martyrdom site of the ninth Sikh Guru, Tegh Bahadur and was probably expanded after Indian Rebellion of 1857 or after Partition of India. Before its construction the Mughal Kotwali (Police Station and Jail) was situated here. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857 the Mughal Kotwali was demolished by the British and the land was given to the Sikhs as the maharaja of Patiala and other Sikh soldiers helped the British to defeat the Mughal soldiers by providing large numbers of ammunition and soldiers.

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Nigambodh Ghat

Nigambodh Ghat is a historic ghat, located on the banks of the Yamuna river coast in Delhi, India, situated on the Ring Road, Delhi behind the historic Red Fort. It consists of a series of bathing and ceremonial stepped piers leading to the waters of the river. It is best known for being the oldest burning ghat in Delhi for performing Antyesti, funeral rites of the dead in Hinduism, and also one of its busiest with 50–60 pyres burning every day. It also has an electric crematorium built in the 1950s, and a CNG-run crematorium was added by the Municipal corporation with manages the cremation facilities, in 2006.

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Lahori Gate

The Lahori Gate is the main entrance to the Red Fort in Old Delhi. The fort is approached through a covered street flanked by arcaded apartments called the Chhatta Chowk. Situated on the western wall of the fort, the gate received its name because it led to the city of Lahore, (present day Pakistan). The secondary entrance is the Delhi Gate. The gateway consists of three stories, each decorated with square, rectangular and cusped arched panels.

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Salimgarh Fort

Salimgarh Fort (also known as Salim's Fort) was built in 1546 CE in Old Delhi, on what was then an island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, the son of Sher Shah Suri. The fort was constructed during a period when the Mughal Empire had been temporarily overthrown; in 1540 CE, Sher Shah Suri had defeated the Mughal emperor Humayun and established the rule of the Sur Empire rule in Delhi. The Surid dynasty continued until 1555 CE, when Humayun regained control by defeating Sikandar Suri, the last ruler of the dynasty. During the Mughal period, particularly in later years, Salimgarh Fort continued to be of strategic significance.

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Red Fort

The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India. Serving as the main residence of the Mughal emperors, it was commissioned by Emperor Shah Jahan on the 12th of May 1639; the fort was constructed following his decision to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally adorned in red and white, the fort's design is attributed to Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the architect of the Taj Mahal. The Red Fort is a prominent example of Mughal architecture from Shah Jahan's reign, combining Persian and Indian architectural styles. During the invasion by Nadir Shah of the Afsharid Empire in 1739, the fort was plundered and stripped of its artwork and jewels.

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Naubat Khana

The Naubat Khana, or Naqqar Khana, is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the Red Fort in Old Delhi. It is believed by some historians to be the site of the assassinations of Mughal emperors Jahandar Shah and Farrukhsiyar in the early 18th century. The gate earned its name from the practice of requiring all but royal princes to dismount their elephants here before proceeding into the inner complex. Today, the gate houses the Indian War Memorial Museum, while its architectural grandeurmarked by red sandstone walls, floral carvings, and painted interiors continues to reflect the Mughal architecture.

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Roshanara Bagh

Roshanara Garden is a Mughal-era garden built by Roshanara Begum, the second daughter of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. It is situated in Shakti Nagar near Kamla Nagar Clock Tower and North Campus of University of Delhi. It is one of the biggest gardens in Delhi having a great variety of plants, some imported from Japan. The lake inside the garden is visited by migratory birds during winters and is a popular site for bird watching. The garden has a raised canal with flowering plants on both sides.

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Partition Museum

The Partition Museum is a public museum located in the Dara Shukoh Library Building at Dr. B. Ambedkar University Delhi, Kashmere Gate Campus Old Delhi, India. Much like its counterpart in Amritsar, this museum aims to bring forward the people's history preceding and succeeding the Partition of India in 1947. The museum was inaugurated on 18 May 2023 by the Delhi Education Minister Atishi, who hails from a family of Partition survivors as well. This is India's second museum dedicated to preserving the stories of individuals or families that witnessed the partition of India.

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Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir

Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir is the oldest and best-known Jain temple in Old Delhi, India. It is directly across from the Red Fort in the historical Chandni Chowk area. The temple is known for an avian veterinary hospital, called the Jain Birds Hospital, in a second building behind the main temple. Located just opposite the massive Red Fort at the intersection of Netaji Subhas Marg and Chandni Chowk, Digambar Jain Temple is the oldest Jain temple in the capital. According to Jain scholar Balbhadra Jain's compendium of Digambar Jain shrines in India, it was built in 1656.

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