1. The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past.

2. The area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions, and mosques (temples were left intact) for security reasons.

• Mosques in particular were either destroyed or put to other uses.
• The Zinat-al-Masjid was converted into a bakery.
• No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years.
• One-third of the city was demolished.
• Its canals were filled up.
• In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railways and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.
• The Delhi College was turned into a school and shut down in 1877.

3. The British now began living in the sprawling Civil Lines away from the Indians in the Walled City.