The Lahore Gate. You cannot get a sense of it here, but the place is huge. It was built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century. Shah Jahan had an almost insatiable passion for building. At his first capital, Agra, he undertook the building of two great mosques, the Moti Masjid and Jami' Masjid (Great Mosque), as well as the superb mausoleum known as the Taj Mahal . The Taj Mahal is the masterpiece of his reign and was erected in memory of the favourite of his three queens, Mumtaz Mahal (the mother of Aurangzeb). At Delhi, Shah Jahan built the Red Fort as well as the Jami' Masjid, the largest mosqe in India. He also built the walls of Delhi. The greater part of Old Delhi is still confined within the space of Shah Jahan's walls, and several gates built during his rule still stand.

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