Old Delhi (in Hindustani: Purani Dilli) is a district in the central district of Delhi, India. Delhi was founded as a walled city and officially named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan decided to move the Mughal capital from Agra. The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of Mughal India until its fall in 1857, when the British Empire gained dominance over the Indian subcontinent. The old city is the epicenter of the kind of hell that a large Indian city can seem like — chaos, crowds, filth, stench, shabby modern brick-concrete shacks mixed with beautiful dilapidated old havelis and temples — the full set of specific Indian urban impressions. But it is precisely in this area that the main attractions of Delhi are located — the Red Fort, the citadel of the capital of the Empire of the Great Mughals and a national symbol of the country, and Jama Masjid — the largest and most famous mosque in all of India. This district serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Delhi and is known for its bazaars, street food, shops, and Islamic architecture, the most outstanding example of which is Jama Masjid, towering in the center of the old city. Only a few havelis have been preserved and maintained. Delhi was founded as a walled city and officially named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan decided to move the Mughal capital from Agra. The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of Mughal India until its fall in 1857, when the British Empire gained dominance over the Indian subcontinent.

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