Save India’s oldest Islamic Period Palace from demolition

Save India's oldest Islamic Period Palace from demolitionFrom the narrow lanes of Delhi’s impoverished Nizamuddin Basti area, it’s almost impossible to see the ”Lal Mahal,” or the Red Palace, which is one of India’s earliest Islamic royal dwellings.

In many cities, endowed with a lesser bounty of historic buildings, the Lal Mahal may have become a tourist draw. It was constructed in the mid-13th century of red sandstone by one of Delhi’s first sultans, a slave dynasty of Turkic origin that brought Islam to the region.

Its covered verandahs around a central domed chamber once looked out over the Jamuna River, now long receded. Indian-style dome-shaped pavilions, or “chhatris,” adorned its roof and grounds.

https://www.change.org/en-IN/petitions/save-india-s-oldest-islamic-period-palace-from-demolition
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2013/06/20/in-delhi-developers-imperil-islamic-palace/

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