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Shahi Burj

Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India

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Place Types Tourist attraction
Address Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India
Coordinate 28.6585977,77.2437455
Website Unknown
Rating 4
Compound Code M65V+CF New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Amit (05/02/2021)

The Shahi Burj is a three-storey octagonal tower of the Red Fort in Delhi.nnThe tower is located at the northeastern corner of the imperial enclosure. The water feeding, the Nahr-i-Bihisht, is channeled up from the river with a hydraulic system through the tower and then carried by channels into various other buildings of the fort. Adjacent to the south of the tower is a white marble pavilion that was constructed during Aurangzeb's rule. The pavilion features five arches supported on fluted columns and with low whale back roofs. In the centre of the north wall is a marble cascade sloping into a scalloped basin.The tower was damaged during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and again during a heavy earthquake in 1904. Originally there was a chhatri that is now missing. The tower and pavilion have been undergoing renovation work for many years and are closed to the public.On the south-eastern corner is the Asad Burj, which is a similar tower.

Mohammed Ikram (05/17/2020)

A three storey octagonal tower located on the north-east corner of Red Fort. The emperor used the third floor to observe the Yamuna river and beyond from here. At that time the river used to flow beside the fort and later on changed its course. Must visit it whenever you happen to be in the Red Fort.

Md Razaullah (01/20/2021)

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Afzal Imam (04/25/2019)

The Shahi Burj (Urdu: Emperor's Tower) is a three-storey octagonal tower of the Red Fortin Delhi.nnThe tower is located at the northeastern corner of the imperial enclosure. The water feeding, the Nahr-i-Bihisht, is channeled up from the river with a hydraulic system through the tower and then carried by channels into various other buildings of the fort. Adjacent to the south of the tower is a white marble pavilion that was constructed during Aurangzeb's rule. The pavilion features five arches supported on fluted columns and with low whale back roofs. In the centre of the north wall is a marble cascade sloping into a scalloped basin.[1]nnThe tower was damaged during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and again during a heavy earthquake in 1904. Originally there was a chhatri that is now missing. The tower and pavilion have been undergoing renovation work for many years and are closed to the public.[1]nnOn the south-eastern corner is the Asad Burj, which is a similar tower.