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'''Haveli Dharampura''', built in 1887 CE and currently owned by [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] leader [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]], is a 19th-century [[haveli]] in [[Chandani Chowk]] area of [[old Delhi]] that as awarded a special mention in [[UNESCO]] Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2017.<ref name=dharam1>[https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/old-delhis-haveli-dharampura-mumbais-wellington-fountain-get-unesco-recognition-1776934 Old Delhi's Haveli Dharampura, Mumbai's Wellington Fountain Get UNESCO Recognition], NDTV, 17 Nov 2017.</ref><ref name=dharam4/>

==Architecture==
Spread over 500 sq. yards it is built in the architecture of 19th and 20th around a central courtyard it has intricate designs of wood work on the rooftops, sculptures and Hindu goddesses engraved in stone and steel, antique balconies intricate stone brackets, balconies, [[jharoka]], red sandstone brackets, floral decorations, motifs, wooden joist flooring and lime concrete flooring, multi foliated arched gateway and arches, carved sandstone facades, large arched openings with elephants and intricate carvings on the main door, wooden doorways using traditional material including [[lakhori bricks]] and [[lime mortar]].<ref name=bri4>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Haveli-to-speak-of-a-history-lost-in-time/articleshow/50259881.cms "Haveli to speak of a history lost in time."], [[Times of India]], 21 Dec 2015.</ref><ref name=bri6>[https://www.wmf.org/sites/default/files/article/pdfs/South%20Shahjahanabad.pdf 5. Havelis of Kucha pati Ram, in South Shahjahanabad], World Monument fund.</ref><ref name=dharam4>[http://www.livemint.com/Sundayapp/czs1GdbMSwjglchxEwP7IK/Haveli-Dharampura-and-the-future-of-Indias-past.html Haveli Dharampura and the future of India's past], Livemint, 24 Dec 2016.</ref><ref name=dharam5>[https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel-leisure/article/1941347/haveli-dharampura-boutique-bolthole-heart-old Haveli Dharampura, boutique bolthole in heart of Old Delhi], South China Morning Post, 4 May 2016.</ref><ref name=dharam6/>

This heritage building classified as "category-2 protected building" by the [[Government of Delhi|Delhi government]]'s Department of Archaeology. It was bought and restored by Vijay Goel, a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and refashioned into a modern 14-rooms 5-star hotel with ancestral haveli look and feel also has a restaurant named lakhouri.<ref name=dharam2>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/old-delhi-haveli-brief/article20554294.ece Old Delhi haveli brief], [[The Hindu]], 18 Nov 2017.</ref><ref name=dharam3>[http://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/a-lavish-7-course-dinner-at-a-haveli-in-old-delhi-built-200-years-ago-1717039 A Lavish 7-Course Dinner at a Haveli in Old Delhi Built 200 Years Ago], NDTV Food, 27 Jun 2017</ref><ref name=dharam6>[http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/haveli-dharampura-brings-in-fine-dining-mughal-style-to-delhi-6-chandni-chowk-old-delhi/ New on the Block: In the heart of Delhi-6, Haveli Dharampura brings in fine-dining, Mughal-style], The Indian Express, 1 Mar 2016.</ref>

==Restoration==
From 2011 to 2016 six year restoration project of this protected heritage building by its current owner, Mr Goel, with no financial or technical support from the government. he resisted the urge to add new rooms or use more affordable modern material. Instead of iron grille, he used more expensive cast iron grille, painted the doors blue as was historically customary for the neighborhood, cleared 1000 truckloads of rubble, brought artists who had worked on restoration of UNESCO heritage listed [[Red Fort]], it was the first haveli to be completely restored in last 100 years. His vision of restoration of other havelis of the neighborhood is based on sustainable heritage conservation methods and sustainable financial commercial use of the havelis while staying true to the original heritage of havelis. He was attracted to this haveli, its chajjas (roofs), pillars, balconies, everything fascinated him.<ref name=restoreDharam1>[http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/2530-vijay-goel-restores-haveli-original-glory Vijay Goel restores haveli to original glory.], [[The Sunday Guardian]], 9 January 2016.</ref>

{{Quote
|text = ''"You need heart to conserve heritage."''
|author = [[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]], haveli owner and BJP leader
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|source = [[The Sunday Guardian]]<ref name=restoreDharam1/>
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== See also ==
* [[Chandni Chowk]]
* [[Chunnamal Haveli]]
* [[Ghalib ki Haveli]]
* [[Nangal_Sirohi#Havelis_and_architecture|Nangal Sirohi havelis]]

== References ==
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{{Delhi landmarks}}

[[Category:Houses in Delhi]]
[[Category:Havelis in India]]
[[Category:Rajput architecture]]

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