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Feroz
Shah Kotla
The remains of the
second city of the Tughlaqs are to be found between the Purana Qila
and the walled city of Shahjahanabad. It was erected by Feroz Shah
Tughlaq in 1354. Very little remains today but still standing rather
incongruously on top of the ruins is an impressive Ashoka Pillar.
Monolithic and over 12.8 metre in height, weighing 27 tonnes, it was
brought by Feroz Shah and installed here.
Baha'i
House Of Worship
Beautifully designed,
the Baha’i House of worship (also known as the Lotus Temple) is
built in the shape of a lotus. Its petals constructed in concrete
and faced with white marble have an extraordinary lightness. Nine
pools of water around the structure ad to the illusion of a lotus
floating in water:
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