🏛️ Khoodsia (Qudsia) Bagh — Echoes of a Shattered Empire Captured between 1858–1860 by Felice Beato, this haunting albumen silver print shows the Shahi Mosque of Qudsia Bagh in Delhi after the devastating 1857 rebellion. Once a serene Mughal garden-palace built by Qudsia Begum, it stood as a symbol of grace and imperial splendor. But after the uprising, its stonework lay in ruins — walls collapsed, arches broken, and silence filling the air once alive with royal prayers. In the photograph, a gr