Old Delhi is a
walled city of
Delhi,
India, was founded as
Shahjahanabad by Mughal Emperor
Shahjahan in 1639. It remained the capital of the
Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty. It was once filled with mansions of nobles and members of the royal court, along with elegant mosques and gardens. Today, despite having become extremely crowded and dilapidated, it still serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Delhi.