EXHIBITION "Restoration of Haveli Dharampura, Chandni Chowk" a show of photographs by Vijay Goel at Delhi O’ Delhi Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 1st to 31st July 2016

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Time : 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Add to Calendar 01/07/2016 10:00 31/07/2016 20:00 Asia/Kolkata EXHIBITION "Restoration of Haveli Dharampura, Chandni Chowk" a show of photographs by Vijay Goel Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2016/06/exhibition-restoration-of-haveli.html Delhi O’ Delhi Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free

Venue : Delhi O’ Delhi Foyer, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1, 2 & 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 (Bikes & Bicycles)
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Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : EXHIBITION "Restoration of Haveli Dharampura, Chandni Chowk" a show of photographs by Vijay Goel. 

The Haveli, once boasting of grandeur & royalty had been reduced to an ordinary run down building with spaces unrecognizable and structure falling. The Structure was overloaded with several adhoc and inappropriate additions on every floor. The rooms were badly organised and divided into smaller rooms to accommodate, toilet, kitchens etc. The service connections including open pipes, hanging wires etc added to the chaos waiting for calamity to happen any time.
The doors, windows were blocked, the walls had large patches of dampness there were long vertical cracks in the walls. Decorative plaster work was hidden due to multiple coats of lime wash. Stone columns were painted with thick coats of synthetic paints without obliterating the details. The original glass pains were either missing or broken.

The restorers Mr. Vijay Goel & Siddhant Goel were extremely hurt to witness such deteriorated condition of one of the grand Havelis of Dharampura. They were clueless of how and where to start the restoration. There was also no precedence of such restoration work of Havelis in Shahjhanabad or elsewhere in Delhi to fall back upon. It took nearly 6 long years, 24/7 working by 50 odd workmen under regular and personal supervision to achieve the result which we can all see today.

Website : www.havelidharampura.com

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