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Question
Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.
Solution
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New Delhi |
Shahjahanabad |
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Unwalled city, constructed on Raisina Hill, south of Shahjahanabad or Old Delhi |
Constructed as a walled city with 14 gates, adjoining a fort-palace complex, with the river Jamuna flowing near it |
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Broad, straight streets |
Mazes of narrow and winding lanes and bylanes and quiet cul-de-sacs |
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Sprawling mansions set in the middle of large compounds |
Crowded and congested mohallas |
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