Identify three differences in the city design of New Delhi and Shahjahanabad.

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Shahjahanabad	New Delhi
● Shahjahanabad (begun in 1639) was constructed as a fort palace complex and city adjoining it.	● New Delhi was built by the British in the twentieth century on a modern planning and pattern
● Constructed as a walled city with 14 gates of entry into the city, adjoining a fort-palace complex, with the river jamuna flowing near it. Some of gates still stand are: Delhi gate, Ajmeri gate and Kashmiri gate.	● Unwalled city, constructed on Raisina hill, south of Shahjahanabad or Old delhi.
● The main streets of Chandni Chowk and Faiz Bazaar were broad enough for royal processions to pass. There were densely packed mohallas and several dozen bazaars. Jama Masjid was among the largest and grandest mosque in India.	● New Delhi was a very clean city. The new city had broad roads, big bungalows and many gardens. It had improved drainage system. New Delhi represents a sense of law and order in contrast to the chaos of Old Delhi.
● Shahjahanabad was confined to the walls built by Shah Jahan. The old culture was based on Urdu.	● The area around Red Fort was cleaned in New Delhi. The culture of Urdu was replaced by Punjabi culture.