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A landmark's updated perspective
Hindustan Times Uttarakhand
|February 23, 2026
On ways of seeing the capital's tallest building
At Turkman Gate Chowk, the eye first naturally settles on Turkman Gate—a 17th-century stone fragment holding its ground against traffic, cables, and the chaos of street life.
For years, the view toward the gateway’s west-facing side, overlooking the historic Ramlila Maidan, was choked by construction. The recent demolition of those “encroachments” has opened up the sight-line. While standing at the stone gateway, you can now directly spot the Ramlila Maidan pavilion built to receive Elizabeth II in 1961—a structure so modest it can easily be overlooked.
This story is from the February 23, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Uttarakhand.
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