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 Lahore Gate. — The Lahore Gate was the limit of the operations during the siege of 1857, and was one of the last points captured — not with- out difficulty. Inside the gate is the great grain bazar of Delhi, leading to the Chandni Chouk.

A mosque which stands outside the gate was built by the Sirhindi Begam, one of the wives whom Shah Jahan married after the death of his wife, Arjamand Banu Begam, Mumtaz Mahal. The walls beyond date back to the days of Shah Jahan ; but they were put in repair, and the defences brought up to date, in the early years of the last century. The Garstin Bastion, then constructed, has been removed to make room for the railway, and gaps have been made in many other places.

Ajmere Gate. — The Ajmere Gate is pro- bably still in much the same condition as when built out of materials borrowed from an older city. Just opposite the gate, and protected by an out-work, built in 181 1, is the college of Ghazi-ud-din, father of the first Nizam of Hyderabad. The school has an endowment, but also receives Government aid. On the west of the college is the founder's tomb and a mosque ; outside the ditch are remains of the underground apartments of Safdar Jang, once one of the sights of Delhi.