| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL06011516 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Town Hall |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | Central |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Others |
| Manual Sub District | Kotwali |
| Village / गाँव | Others |
| Manual Village | Chandni Chowk |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Colonial - औपनिवेशिककाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 19th - 20th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1864 A.D. |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | Chandni Chowk, Shahjahanabad, Chandni Chowk metro station. |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 39 28 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 13 39 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 250 m west of Chandani Chowk metro station and to the south of Old Delhi Railway Station,on the main road Chandni Chowk |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Old Delhi |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Old Delhi Railway Station |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | Yamuna flood plain. It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi ridge is a northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | This was amongst the first British buildings to be built in Shahjahanabad after the 1857 uprising. The site of Begum ki Sarai and Bagh, which was demolished in 1857 and was replaced by the Victorian-Edwardian building now known as the Town Hall. It was initially built as a center for Europeans and named Lawrence Institute. The Institute contained a darbar hall with a public library and reading rooms. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
No significant traditional information is available on the site. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Colonial Style - औपनिवेशिक शैली |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The impressive double-storeyed building stands today is colonial in style and it dominates the landscape of Chandni Chowk. Its spell-binding architecture is completed by the presence of a massive mesmerizing facade comprising of an enormous triangular pediment supported upon columns. It is built around a courtyard with arched openings. There are porches to the north and south of the building. The south porch is decorated with floral pattern. The external walls over the plinth form a large expanse relieved by regular pilasters with equal rhythms. Sitting on a moulded base the pilasters are rectangular and surmounted by a capital. The pilasters are high, holding the entablature over which is the parapet. There are niches of various types found in the exterior wall surfaces. External niches are square, circular, set within a rectangular. The plain moulding that curves around the openings is very prominent. The doors are of two types- arched and trabeate. The arched doors have a fixed semicircular fanlight above the normal door. Windows are of two types- rectangular in the interior and semicircular windows on the exterior portions. The semicircular windows have a fixed semicircular fanlight above the normal window. Mouldings have been used to articulate the building form, in the classical tradition. The cornice is the most elaborate, being more like an overhang. Dentils form a major component of the cornice. The entablature has a simple angular moulding. The column and pilaster rhythms are extended to the parapet, which consciously harmonizes the various elements. It is punctuated by low piers and walls and spaces in between are filled by balusters. The sandstone ceiling made with rectangular ventilators. It was constructed out of yellow brick and stone and carved in white stone. The building has over 50 rooms and two meeting halls and is presently used by the corporation to hold meetings. The pillar bears inscriptions in English, Hindi, and Urdu and is meant to remind the nation of Mahatma Gandhi s legacy, the charkha spinning wheel and a call for self-reliance. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The building is constructed of brick masonry and finished with plaster. Red sandstone has been used as structural material for roofing. Flooring has been done with terrazzo and marble. Doors and windows are made of wood and glass is used in windows. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | INTACH, Delhi Chapter |
| Name / नाम | Delhi The Built Heritage - A Listing |
| Year / वर्ष | 1999 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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