Taking its name from the Persian words for gold (zar) and work (dozi), zardozi embroidery is a type of metal embroidery and was originally done using pure silver threads and gold leaves.

French fashion house set up by Englishman Charles Frederick Worth, considered the father of haute couture. The first to use live models to promote garments to clients and to sew labels onto their clothes.

Built in 1803, and on the lines of Kedleston Hall, UK. The official residence of the Viceroy of India after the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in 1858.

The 'Hall of Private Audiences' was a chamber in the Red Fort built in 1571 as a location for receptions and for Mughal emperors to receive courtiers and state guests. Housed the Peacock Throne till the throne was taken as a war trophy by Nadir Shah in 1739.

A neo-classical 18th century mansion with Adam interiors in Kedleston, Derbyshire, and the seat of the Curzon family since the 12th century. Houses Lord Curzon's Eastern Museum, a collection of objects acquired on his travels in Asia and while Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.