Let me tell about the places to visit around Kashmere gate and while I talk about those places, I will mention briefly the importance of these places in our history.
The best way to reach Kashmere Gate is by Metro. Get down at Kashmere gate station, come out at gate no.4 and next to it the first destination to visit:
1. Nicholson Cemetery: Take right from gate no.4 and in just few steps you will be at Nicholson Cemetery. This is a place where you will get to see some of the amazingly carved gravestones and memorials. This place is named after the British General John Nicholson who died fighting with Indian soldiers in 1857 uprising. You can see his grave on right side after entering the Cemetery.
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Grave of Brig. Gen. John Nicholson |
Nicholson Cemetery |
Nicholson Cemetery |
Nicholson Cemetery |
2. Kashmere Gate: Few meters away from the Nicholson Cemetery is this Kashmere gate which is named so as not only a road which lead to Kashmir from the walled city of Delhi but it was also facing Kashmir. No more you get to see the the huge monument of Kashmere gate which it used to be earlier. It was built by the Britishers and became famous as the key battle of the Mutiny of 1857 .
Kashmere Gate Monument, Delhi, India |
Kashmere Gate Monument, Delhi, India |
Food Hawker @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India |
Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi market, India
Road side barber @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
4. St. James Church: Just opposite to St. Stephens college is St. James Church, one of the oldest churches in Delhi was built in 1836 by Colonel James Skinner. It's a beautifully designed Church with stained glass windows and a central octagonal dome. Behind the church is the bungalow of British Commissioners of Delhi, William Frazer, who is also buried in the church graveyard. St. James Church, Kashmere Gate, Old Delhi, India
St. James Church @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
St. James Church @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
St. James Church @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
There is lot more to see around, unfortunately we couldn't do a Click walk to these but I will surely list them down for others to know and will share my experience and photographs whenever I visit these places next. Don't miss visiting Dara Shikoh’s Library in I P University Campus, Telegraph Memorial and British Magazine a storehouse where Britishers use to store weapons and ammunition.
Nice building next to St. James Church @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
ISPCK Lighthouse on back of to St. James Church @ Kashmere Gate market, Old Delhi, India
liked the composition
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