Let us now get out along the maze-like streets of old city, to have a look at the graceful minarets rich with delicate latticed screens, medieval archways with carved facades—and then again along the wide streets of the new city with its gleaming steel, concrete-and-glass monuments.
Although much of the city has modern architecture, Ahmedabad is part of the region that features examples of Indo-Saracenic architecture. This movement blends Hindu art with Islamic architecture. Thus many mosques of the city present a very particular form. The mosque of Siddi Saiyyed is the most famous of the city. It was built in 1573 by one of the Abyssinian slaves of the Sultan. Its architectural and artistic main attraction is its ten semicircular windows, which are famous for their finely carved geometric motifs, similar to carved stone ornaments. They are called "Jalis". These Jalis are perfect example of the Indo-Saracenic style.