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                                                How did the Old City of Delhi change under British rule?   

Answer:

The Old City of Delhi had changed under British rule in following ways:

(i) The area around the fort was completely cleared.

(ii) Mosques were either demolished or put to other uses.

(iii) The western walls of Shahjahanbad were broken to allow the city to expand.

(iv) Railway was established.

(v) Viceroy?s palace and the secretariat building were constructed.

(vi) Kings way (Rajpath) was constructed.

(vii) The crowded mohallas and narrow bunglows were demolished.

(viii) Broad, straight streets lined with sprawling mansions were made.