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Medieval And Colonial Capital Cities Of DelhiDESCRIPTIONHavelis: The courtyard house is the basic residential unit in Shahjahanabad, and hundreds of historic havelis areto be found throughout the city. The basic structure comprises rooms constructed around one or morecourtyards. Most of the havelis were originally two storeys but have frequently more floors have been added.The haveli communicates with the street through a doorway set in an ornamental façade – most often of carvedsandstone. A balcony at the first floor level is also frequently provided. Terrace roofs provide additional usableopen space as well as communication with neighbouring havelis.Shops and workshops are located mostly located along the kuchas and galis but in some crowded areas like thataround Jama Masjid and Chawri bazaars, shops are located even within the mohallas. Typically shops occupy theground floor, while the first floor is reserved for residences. Shops and residences are not connected internally.The entrance to the residence at the ground level leads directly to a staircase while the shop has a completelyindependent access.Small factories and workshops are not located along the bazaar streets but within the mohallas and residentialblocks.eg: Gali Chitra Darwaza, behind Sita Ram Bazaar. There is a tendency for concentration of shops orworkshops of the same type.eg: opposite Jama Masjid‐shops selling second hand automobile parts; easternchawri Bazaar‐ paper and paper products( retail and wholesale shops along the bazaar and factories makingnotebooks, cards and business paper are behind the bazaar); western chawri Bazaar‐hardware, building material,etc.The streets connecting the city gates with major urban facilities are the major streets that are also the bazaarstreets. Viz: Chawri Bazaar, Sita Ram Bazaar, Matia Mahal Bazaar and Bazaar Chitli Qabar. While the primarystreets like Chandni Chowk and Darya Ganj have the important markets, the secondary streets which radiatetowards the Jama Masjid and the mohallas, are the smaller bazaar streets trading in items like meat, fish, luxurygoods etc.Each market specializes in a different trade.31‐07‐2012 INTACH, Delhi Chapter 13