CHAPTER II
THE PLAINS TO THE SOUTH OF DELHI
Mahomedan kings — Cabul Gate — Lahore Gate — Ajmere Gate — Kutb Road — Jantar Mantar — Tombs of Lodi kings — Safdar Jang's tomb — Panoramas — Kutb Minar — Adjacent buildings — Iron pillar — Shrine of Nizam-ud-din — Humayun's tomb — Purana Kila — Kotila of Firoze Shah — Asoka Pillar.
Map of the Seven Cities, p. 132.
The ancient cities of Delhi (except a portion of one) lay to the south of the modern city, and the monuments which indicate their sites (for the old walls have practically disappeared) are scattered over an area of ground, which measures roughly eleven miles long by five miles wide. These monuments have been erected during a period of time which extends over certainly nine centuries, and some of them have a still greater antiquity, but one difficult to estimate. It is most interesting to trace the evolution of the different architectural styles, which, with the aid of inscriptions, make it possible to judge the period to which a building belongs. Many of these buildings are
