Sharad Mohan<p>Tale of two domes!</p><p>On <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldHeritageDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHeritageDay</span></a> today</p><p>The ruins of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JamaMasjid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamaMasjid</span></a> at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FerozShahKotla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FerozShahKotla</span></a></p><p>The 'Kotla' or Fortress was built by Feroz <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tughlak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tughlak</span></a> in 1354 as his version of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Delhi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Delhi</span></a> called Firozabad</p><p>The inscription on the 3rd century BC Ashokan Pillar installed here (not in photo) was translated by James Prinsep in 1834</p><p>The modern dome in the background is the Indira Gandhi Stadium built for Asian Games 1982</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IndianHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AncientIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AncientIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DelhiSultanate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DelhiSultanate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a></p>