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Purana Qila (old fort)
Mathura Road, New Delhi, Delhi 110003 Phone: 91 11 2435 5387About
Purana Qila is the oldest fort among all forts in Delhi, and the oldest known structure of any type in Delhi. It was re built by the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, on the same site, which was perhaps the site of Indraprastha, believed to be the capital of the Pandavas, Sher Shah raised the citadel of Purana-Qal'a with an extensive city-area sprawling around it.
