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Shahjahanabad Shahjahanabad long by a hundred and fifty feet wide, with towers at the four corners, and steps at the two ends; it was filled with water which flowed into it through the Chandni Chouk. It has now been filled in with earth.

Within the Lahore Gate is a vaulted, covered arcade, with rooms on either side, and an octa- gonal open court half way, called the *' Chatr Chouk," or Umbrella Court ; from this steps lead to the top of the Lahore Gate. On these steps the Commissioner of Delhi was cut down on the fateful nth of May, 1857. The rooms over the gate were made by closing in the arches of the once open pavilions with brickwork. . — The covered passage mentioned gave access to a square court, surrounded by arcades, in which were sheltered the troops of the Mahomedan nobles when on guard. From this square, to the right, and through a gateway with three doors (now removed), there runs a straight road to the Delhi Gate, with a canal down the centre. On either side of this road there used to be a raised footway to keep the foot-passengers safe from the crowded traffic. Bordering these footways there were lines of double-storied houses, with gates, at intervals, giving entrance to the quarters for 145