A six - line Sanskrit inscription indicates that it was initially erected outside a Vishnu temple, and was raised in memory of the Gupta King Chandragupta Vikramaditya, What the inscription does not tell is how it was made, for the iron in the pillar is of quite exceptional purity that it has not rusted after 2000 years. It is said that if you can encircle the pillar with your hands whilst standing with your back to it, your wish will be fulfilled. The Masjid, is in the old markets of Delhi massed around Chandni Chowk to the great Red Fort. Jama Masjid conveys effectively the history of Delhi from Mughal times. Mosque has three great gateways, four towers and two 40m high minarets constructed of strips of red sandstone and white marble.
Travellers arriving bare-legged can hire robes at the northern gate.
The Jantar Mantar observatory built by the Rajput king of Jaipur, Sawai Jai Singh in 1724. The Lahore gate, the main gate to the Red fort, gets its name from the fact that it faces towards Lahore, now in Pakistan. The shops cater to the tourist trade today, but once they stocked articles for royal households - silks, jewellery, gold. This arcade was also known as the Meena Bazaar, where ladies of the court shopped. The Bara Gumbad Mosque is a fine example of its type of plaster decoration.