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Delhi the Built Heritage: a Listing, Volume-1, 1999 Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Delhi the Built Heritage: a Listing, Volume-1, 1999 Table of Contents S. No. Name of the Structure 1. Idgah 2. Lady Reading Health School 3. Dispensary, Lady Reading Health School 4. Outer Gateway Qila Qadam Sharief 5. Inner Gateway Qila Qadam Sharief 6. Mosque 7. Gateway 8. Qadam Sharief Shrine 9. Firoz Shah’s Mosque 10. Kunwari Begum Ka Burj 11. Enclosure Walls, Qila Qadam Sharief 12. Tomb 13. Hari Masjid 14. Mosque 15. Chitra Gupta Temple 16. Haveli 17. Mosque 18. Municipal Corporation Primary School 19. Residence 20. Residence 21. Tomb 22. Mosque/Imambara 23. Shivalaya 24. Mosque 25. Police Station 26. Balika Chaman 27. Northern Railway Rest House Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 28. Sarhindi Masjid 29. Gular Wali Masjid 30. Ghazi-Ud-Din’s Mosque 31. Muhtasib’s Mosque 32. Gateway 33. Masjid Ramzan Shah 34. Phatak Habsh Khan 35. Haveli 36. Durga Mandir, Shivalaya 37. Hauzwali Masjid 38. Tahawwur Khan’s Mosque 39. Residence 40. Fatehpuri Masjid 41. St. Stephen’s Church 42. Bhowani Shankar Ki Kacheri 43. Dharamshala Ray Sahib Lala Laxmi Narayan 44. Bhairav Mandir 45. Municipal Corporation Primary Girls’ School 46. Gateway 47. Gateway 48. Namak Haram Ki Haveli 49. Namak Haram Ki Haveli 50. Gateway 51. Shivalaya Kunniji Maharaj 52. Shivalaya 53. Manakchanda and Visvesvaranath’s Shivalaya 54. Bada Shivalaya 55. Residence 56. Shivalaya Ghanteshwar Mahadev Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 57. Residence 58. Residence 59. Dhumimal’s Shivalaya 60. Residence 61. Pandit Hari Ramji Ka Shivalaya 62. Dharamshala 63. Temple, School 64. Residence 65. Haveli 66. Residence 67. Residence 68. Anz Grindlays Buildings 69. Union Bank of India Building 70. Oriental Bank of Commerce Building 71. Gateway of Katra Nil 72. Lala Chunna Mal’s Haveli 73. Mirza Ghalib’s House 74. Mirza Ghalib’s In-Law’s House 75. Gateway 76. Allahabad Bank Building 77. Town Hall 78. Company Bagh 79. Mahadev Mandir 80. Old Delhi Railway Station 81. Police Station 82. Punjab National Bank Building 83. MCD Office 84. Hakim Mihr Ali Shah’s Mosque 85. Gateway to Katra Nawab Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 86. State Bank of India 87. Residence 88. Mahabir Jain Bhavan 89. Sunehri Masjid 90. Northbrook Fountain 91. Gurudwara Sis Ganj 92. Central Baptist Church 93. Gujrati Temple 94. Hardayal Municipal Public Library 95. Gateway 96. Bhagirath Palace 97. Fort View Hotel 98. St. Mary’s Church 99. Gateway of Zinat Mahal 100. Office Block 101. Gateway 102. Gateway 103. Yogmaya Mandir 104. MCD Dispensary 105. Residence 106. Graves Enclosure of Nawab Iradatmand Khan and Nawab Musa Yar Khan 107. Haveli of Ahsanullah Khan 108. Residence 109. Residence 110. Lal Kuan 111. Gateway 112. Sirkiwalan’s Mosque 113. Masjid Mubarak Begum 114. Hauz Qazi Mosque Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 115. Gateway 116. Residence 117. Haveli 118. Hindustani Dawakhana 119. Gateway 120. Shri Digambar Jain Naya Mandir 121. Anand Aushadhalaya 122. Shri Agarwal Digambar Jain Panchayati Mandir 123. Residence 124. Residence 125. Shri Digambar Jain Maru Mandir 126. Residence 127. Prakash Nursery School 128. Commercial-Cum-Residential Building 129. Residence 130. Residence 131. Ram Nath Inder Devi Trust 132. Jain Temple 133. Naugharana 134. Residence 135. Nawab Sahib’s Mosque 136. Gateway 137. Residence 138. Jain Temple 139. Jain Temple 140. Gate To Kunch-I-Ustad Hamid 141. Indraprastha Hindu Girls Senior Secondary 142. Jama Masjid 143. Lal Mandir Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 144. Kasturba Zenana Hospital 145. Chatta Agha Jan Masjid 146. Bridge Near Lahore Gate, Red Fort 147. Barbican of Lahore Gate, Red Fort 148. Lahore Gate, Red Fort 149. Barbican of Delhi Gate, Red Fort 150. Delhi Gate, Red Fort 151. Water Gate, Asad Burj 152. Chhatta Chowk 153. Naubat or Naqqar Khana (Drum-House) 154. Diwan-I-Am 155. Marble Basin 156. Mumtaz Mahal 157. Rang Mahal 158. Khwabgah, Baithak, Tasbih Khana and Musamman Burj 159. Hammam 160. Diwan-I-Khas 161. Moti Masjid 162. Hayat Baksh Garden 163. Hira Mahal 164. Shah Burj 165. Sawan and Bhadon Pavilions 166. Zafar Mahal and Tank 167. Baoli 168. Army Barracks 169. Sunehri Masjid I 170. Ajmeri Gate 171. Mosque of Ghaziuddin Khan 172. Tomb of Ghaziuddin Khan Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 173. Anglo-Arabic Public School 174. Rehmani Masjid 175. Commercial Building 176. Residence 177. M.C.D. Primary Boys School 178. Residence 179. Guler Wali Masjid 180. Unchi Masjid 181. Qabronwali Masjid 182. Residence 183. Residence 184. Residence 185. Residence 186. Nav Jyoti Public School 187. Jain Mandir 188. Residence 189. Residence 190. Residence 191. Turkman Gate 192. Holy Trinity Church 193. Badi Masjid 194. Telion Ka Phatak 195. Kalan Masjid 196. Lal Darwaza 197. L. Madan Mashal Lal Ayurvedic Charitable Dispensary 198. Haveli 199. Municipal Corporation Ayurvedic Dispensary 200. Haksar Haveli 201. Bhartiya Bal Sadan Society Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 202. Dharamshala Lala Pyarey Lal Madho Ram 203. Amrudwali Mosque 204. Residence 205. Anjuman Masjid 206. Tomb of Shah Turkman 207. Tomb of Raziya Sultan 208. Mosque 209. Mosque of Shah Ghulam Ali 210. Dargah of Shah Ghulam Ali 211. Residence 212. Sunehri Masjid 213. Shri Digambar Jain Mandir 214. Masjid Daiwali 215. Jain Temple and School 216. Hotel Moti Mahal 217. Residence and Commercial 218. Commercial Street 219. Residence, Commercial Building 220. Commercial Street 221. Street With 14 Buildings 222. Dargah Shah Shabir Baksh 223. Masjid Beriwali 224. Police Station 225. Residence, DCP Central 226. H.M. D.A.V. Middle School 227. Shroff Eye Hospital 228. Hindi Park Housing Area 229. Mosque 230. Zinat-Ul-Masjid Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 231. City Wall South Daryaganj 232. Mortello Tower 233. Residence 234. Residence, Dr. Ansari’s House 235. Delhi Gate 236. Shikargah 237. Haveli 238. Well 239. Temple 240. Mughal Tank 241. Shivalaya 242. Milestone/Memorial 243. Ramjas S.S. School 244. Tibbia College 245. Residence 246. Lal Masjid 247. Bari Masjid 248. MCD Co-Ed School 249. MCD Dispensary 250. Shidion Ki Masjid 251. Boli Bhatyari Ka Mahal 252. St. Thomas School 253. St. Thomas Church 254. Police Station 255. N.P. Boys Senior Sec. School 256. Laxmi Narain Temple (Birla Mandir) 257. Gateway 258. Dargah of Hasan Rasul Numa 259. Mosque Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 260. Mosque 261. Gol Market 262. Gol Dak Khana (G.P.O. New Delhi) 263. Sacred Heart Cathedral 264. St. Columba’s School 265. Bangla Sahib Gurudwara 266. Lady Hardinge Medical College 267. Memorial Canopy 268. Jain Happy School 269. Chota Mandir 270. Bara Mandir 271. Lala Diwan Chand Trust House 272. Burman Residence 273. Regal, Rivoli Building 274. Hanuman Mandir 275. Connaught Place, Connaught Circus 276. Misra Yantrntra 277. Samrat Yantra 278. Ram Yantra 279. Jai Prakash Yantra 280. Pillars 281. Guard House 282. Temple 283. Free Church 284. Police Station 285. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Smarak Trust Building 286. Kerala House 287. Gateway of Building 288. Free Masons’ Hall Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 289. Imperial Hotel 290. Central Telegraph Office 291. Western Court 292. ECE House 293. Scindia House 294. Minto Bridge 295. Agrasen Ki Baoli 296. Mosque 297. Modern School 298. Government Press 299. Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan Hospital 300. Lok Nayak Hospital- Administrative Block 301. Mosque Mehndiyan 302. Nursery Mosque 303. Chaunsath Khamba 304. Dargah 305. Enclosure 306. Memorial 307. Embassy of Nepal 308. Bahawalpur House 309. Lady Irwin College 310. Residence 311. Khuni Darwaza 312. Firoz Shah Kotla 313. Pyramid of Cells 314. Asokan Pillar 315. Jami Masjid, Firozabad 316. Circular Baoli 317. Jamiat Ulama Hind Masjid Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 318. Tomb of Shaikh Muhammad Sahib 319. Mosque 320. Embankment 321. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital 322. Cathedral Church of Redemption 323. Masjid Rakabganj 324. Rakabganj Gurudwara 325. Buildings Within the President’s Estate 326. Jaipur Column 327. Dominion Columns 328. North Block and South Block 329. Parliament House 330. Central Vista, Rajpath 331. All India Radio Building 332. National Archives 333. Grave Platform 334. Sunehri Masjid 335. Somerville School 336. Travancore House 337. Lady Irwin Senior Secondary School 338. Faridkot House 339. Tehri- Garhwal House 340. Mosque 341. India Gate 342. India Gate Canopy 343. Hyderabad House 344. Baroda House 345. Patiala House (Delhi Law Courts) 346. National Stadium Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 347. Tomb 348. Jaipur House 349. Bikaner House 350. Dargah 351. Matka Pir 352. Tomb 353. Khairul Manzil Masjid 354. Lal Darwaza 355. Purana Qila 356. Talaqi Darwaza 357. Bara Darwaza 358. South Gate 359. Qila-I-Kohna Masjid 360. Sher Mandal 361. Baoli 362. Hammam 363. Bistadari Mahal 364. Teen Murti Statues 365. Teen Murti House 366. Shikargah 367. Kashmir House 368. Indira Gandhi Memorial 369. Gymkhana Club 370. Vice-President’s House 371. Gandhi Sadan Smriti 372. Hungarian Cultural Centre 373. Police Station 374. Naval Officers Mess 375. Jaisalmer House Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) S. No. Name of the Structure 376. Darbhanga House 377. Patani House 378.
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