Traversing centuries through a heritage walk of Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi

The Kotla’s currently partially damaged structure, in its pomp, had at least four layers of gate for fortification

New Delhi

A well at Freoz Shah Kotla, which used to get water from the Yamuna. (Sanchit Khanna/HT Photo)

As the clock struck 8.30am on Saturday, a group of 30 academicians and history enthusiasts gathered near the gate of the Feroz Shah Kotla to take in the history and architecture of the 14th-century structure.

The Kotla’s currently partially damaged structure, in its pomp, had at least four layers of gate for fortification. Built primarily with quartzite, the walls, just after the point where the fourth gate once stood tall, still have remnants of a flower design above