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Iron Pillar and the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, Delhi, India
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Iron Pillar and the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, Delhi, India

Shepherd & Robertson · 1862 - 1863 · albumen print; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Part of a travel album with views of sights in India, Germany, Switzerland and France. The famous Iron Pillar of Delhi, on the right in the photograph, originally stood in the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque. Today, only the gates of the mosque remain.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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albumbladphotographgate, entranceIJzeren Pilaar van DelhiQuwwat-ul-Islammoskee
Credit lineIron Pillar and the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque, Delhi, India. 1862 - 1863. Shepherd & Robertson. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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