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Linnamaastikud: Asian Games Village >>> N Block

Cityscapes: AGV to N Block



Mõned tunnid tagasi jalutasin New Delhis mõned kilomeetrid: Siri Fortist kuni N Blocki turuni. Jalutuskäik algab Asian Games Village'ist, mis ehitati 1982.a. Aasia Sportmängude osavõtjatele. Pärast mänge sai sellest Delhi hinnatuimaid elurajoone roheluse ja puhtuse tõttu. Praegu elavad siin kõrgemad valitsusametnikud ja riigiteenistujad ning nende teenijad. Tüpoloogiliselt on tegemist suletud alaga, kus igal hoonel on omakorda aed ümber - turvalisuse huvides on sellist lahendus varemgi kasutatud, vt ka hakka. Vt fotol vasakul valvuriputkad - 24/7 mehitatud valve on siin reegliks, mitte erandiks.
Sportlasteküla piirab kolmest küljest Siri Fort (ing.k. kindlus), mis on üks seitsmest keskaegse Delhi moodustanud kindluslinnast, loodud 1303 p.Kr moslemite poolt. Tänaseks on Siri kindluse ehitisest säilinud kahjuks väga vähe. 

Just few hours ago I took a walk in New Delhi from Asian Games Village (Siri Fort) to N Block (Greater Kailash I). My trip started from the Asian Games Village that was constructed for the 1982 9th Asian Games (also known as Asiad Games). After the games it became a suburb for higher state officials and their servants. It is valued highly because it is one of the greenest neighborhoods in Delhi. Every cluster of houses is fenced off and has a 24/7 guard at the front. 
The Village is surrounded by Siri Fort. It was the second of the seven cities of medieval Delhi built around 1303 AD (stated to be the first entirely constructed by Muslims), which at present is seen only in ruins with a few remnants.



Asiad Tower, ca 1982.

NCDC @Block A, Nipccd Campus, Hauz Khas

 Ettevalmistused pulmadeks. Preparations for a wedding


Kinnisvara veekogu ääres. Real estate at the waterfront. @August Kranti Marg

 Uhked eramud. Posh private housing. @Siri Fort rd

 Ehitusmaterjalide pood. Construction material shop. @Siri Fort rd

Sõjaväebaas? Ei, squashi- ja sulgpalliklubi
A military base? No, just a squash & badminton club
@Siri Fort rd



Taas tugevalt üle kesmise. Again much more than average housing

 Nii jõuab propaan hariliku inimese koju. Getting LPG to the common man's house.

Siri Forti parkmets: pärast kl 8 õhtul mittesoovitav.
Siri Fort Forest: after 8pm a route not recommended.

Kõik eiravad. All evade. @Josip Broz Tito Marg x Siri Fort rd

Suurvee kanal. Stormwater drainage. @A1/B221 Greater Kailash I

NDTV hoone ja selle valvurite telk. NDTV building and its guards tent

 Siin võiks olla (avalik) park. This could be a (public) park

Veelgi uhkem. Even posher. @Ekasur Vithi rd x Nandi Vithi rd

 Värvimine känkras kaltsuga, mitte pintsliga. Painting with a rag not a brush. @Ekasur Vithi Road

 N Block Market

 Tavapäratult puhas. Unusually clean

Riidepood rikkamatele. Clothing shop for the richer. @N Block Market

Tavainimesed piimasabas. Common folk in the milk queue. @N Block Market

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