This 300-year-old ancient relic, situated in Gali Qasim Jan in Baliimaran, Chandni Chowk, has housed one of India’s most profound poets – Mirza Asadullah Khan, better known as Ghalib. Did you know this historic monument is also the venue for the annual Phoolwalon ki Sair festival held after the monsoon season? During this flowers are offered to the Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki dargah and Yogamaya temple in the neighbourhood. Jahaz Mahal houses a beautifully-carved sandstone pillars, colourful tile work on its roof and fine chhatris. When Iltutmish went to examine the area the next day, he discovered a horse’s hoof print on the soil and built Hauz-i-Shamsi in 1229-30. The popular legend has it that the 13th-century Delhi sultan Iltutmish dreamt that Prophet Mohammad visited him on a horse and told him to build a reservoir on that very spot. Located next to Hauz-i-Shamsi in Mehrauli, Jahaz Mahal is built during the Lodi period. Beghum Zeenat Mahal was one of the four and apparently the favorite wives of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. It’s a former glory which has now become a forgotten story. The palace used to have fountains and waterways which doesn’t exist anymore. Zeenat Mahal or Shahjahanabad as it was once known is situated in Lal Kuan Bazaar, famous for its kite shops. This long forgotten structure in the back lanes of Chandni Chowk is in such a dilapidated state that restoration is an uphill task.
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