Meanwhile, one of the most bustling section of the city is Chadni Chowk which is where the main marketplace of Delhi is located. Here thin winding alleys are cluttered with goods and packed with people. Chandni Chowk is located opposite the Red Fort, a popular tourist destination. Also here is Fatehpuri Mosque, built by the various wives of Shah Jahan. The Sunheri Masjid, across from the Kotwali which is the old police station, is the location where Nadir Shah ordered his troops to plunder and massacre Delhi. On the edge of the Jamuna River are Delhi’s revered Ghats. At these ghats, there is a daily cycle of activity, a mix of life and death. Here people can be seen praying and washing themselves. This is also were prestigious leaders and influential people in India’s history have been cremated. The most popular is the Raj Ghat, which is a rather simple construction of black marble but is famous for it is where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated in 1948.
New Delhi, the imperial city created by the British Raj, is composed of spacious, tree-lined avenues and imposing government buildings, and has a sense of order absent from other parts of the city. The British influence is reflected in its architecture. All roads in New Delhi lead to the India Gate, a memorial to the unknown soldiers who lost their lives in World War I. Here there are the foreign embassies, prestigious governmental buildings and museums such as the famous National Museum and the Nehru Museum. New Delhi is also the place where the new big international businesses as well as spacious residential areas are located.
