Originally the bazaar has more than 1,500 shops.

Fatehpuri Bazaar: Section of the road connecting from Chowk Chowk to Fatehpuri Masjid was known as Fatehpuri Bazaar.

Johri Bazaar: Section of the road connecting from Chowk Kotwali to Chandni Chowk was known as Johri Bazaar.

This market was destroyed in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Urdu Bazaar: It was the major market which connected the canal in the middle of the Chandni Chowk to Jama Masjid.

The road was divided into 3 bazaars originally: The road has 3 bazaars which were by designed by Shah Jahan’s favorite daughter Jahanara Begum in 1650 CE. It had roads and shops on both sides of the lake or channel. A lake was built running from Yamuna river through the middle of the road which is known as Chandni Chowk Bazaar these days. Original Chandni Chowk was half-moon-shaped square. That’s the reason the market got this name (“Chandni” meaning moonlight). Once the market was separated by canals to bounce back the moonlight. He built Red Fort on the Yamuna river in the same time in addition to this. The fort was designed and built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan and his daughter Jahanara in 17th century.Ĭhandni Chowk market started establishing when Shah Jahan founded the capital city of Shahjahanabad. Red Fort (also called Lal Quila in hindi) is very close to the Chandni Chowk market. It is located in old Delhi close to Old Delhi Railway Station.

Delhi is incomplete without mentioning Chandni Chowk.

Location: Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi- 110006Ĭhandni Chowk which means Moonlight Square is one of India’s oldest and busiest markets.

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