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NEW DELHI: The next time you visit Red Fort, you could see how the Chhatta Bazaar might have originally looked. Restoration work here is nearing completion, and hidden artworks on the ceiling are now fully exposed.The bazaar has 47 shops. This will bring the bazaar a step closer to its 17th-century look.Each of the shops specialises in handicrafts, gems, garments, scarves, silk brocade, silverware, etc. Everyone has to pass through Chhatta Bazaar to get inside Red Fort and all visitors appreciate the work in the bazaar,” he said.The newly revealed paintings on the Chhatta Bazaar roof are also a huge draw. Its owners, at their own initiative and expense, are doing away with heavy shutters and replacing them with wooden-frame doorways topped with Mughal-style arches..