Delhi Heritage
Delhi and its heritage go back to thousands of years in human history. Delhi has been a prominent city throughout Indian history. The city acquired important landmarks in the form of cities, forts, mosques, temples, tombs and other structures which throw light on times and people who contributed to this heritage. Delhi has so much to explore and appreciate. This blog is to contribute in a small way my interaction with this heritage.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Monuments in Delhi.
Delhi has a large number monuments and has lots of places of tourist interest. An attempt has been made here to list these monuments and places of public interest area wise for facilities of general public and those who come to Delhi for a limited time and are looking for particular places in the city. A photograph or two of the place or monument has also been included to show how it looks to the person who has visited these places.
New Delhi:
Purana Qila Complex.
Main entrance of Purana Qila is called Bada Darwaza. These are the main attractions at Purana Qila.
Bada Darwaza of Purana Qila. |
Talaqi Darwaza of Purana Qila. |
The beautiful Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque. |
The elegant Sher Mandal. |
Hammam. |
Humayun Darwaza. |
Nazaf Khan Tomb:
Gate of Nazaf Khan Tomb |
Teen Murti Memorial in front of Teen Murty Bhawan.
Teen Murti Memorial |
Gyrah Murti at Sardar Patel Road.
Gyarah Murti |
South Delhi.
Qutub Minar Complex, Mehrauli.
- The most elegant and beautiful Qutub Minar.
The Qutub Minar. |
2. The Quwwat-u-Islam Mosque:
The pillars of the mosque were from the destroyed temples. |
3. The Iron Pillar.
The iron Pillar and Screens of Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque. |
4. Extension by Iltutmish:
Extensions done by Iltutmish. |
5. Tomb of Iltutmish:
Iltutmish Tomb. |
6. The Alai Minar.
The Alai Minar with the Qutub in the background. |
7. Alai Madarsa and Alauddin Tomb.
Alai Madarasa. |
8. Alai Darwaza:
Alai Darwaza and the magnificent Qutub. |
9. Smith's Folly:
Smith's Folly at the Qutub. |
10. The Mughal period mosque:
Mughal Period mosque at Qutub Complex. |
11. Metcalf's Folly:
One of the MetCalf's Folly. |
Gol Gumbad at Defence Colony:
Gol Gumbad. |
Bara Khamba at Nizamuddin.
Bara Khamba |
Lal Gumbad at Malviya Nagar.
Lal Gumbad |
Central Delhi.
North Delhi.
Monuments in Delhi Golf Course.
Bara Khamba:This monument derived its name from 12 massive stone columns topped by domes above. The central dome was the higher than the three other domes. Under the central dome lies an unknown grave. The construction of the domes suggest the structure to be of Tughlaq period.
Early Mughal Tomb: This beautiful tomb is located on the side of the western wall of the Gold Course.
Sayiid Abid's Tomb: This tomb is said to have been constructed by a general of Mughal emperor Jehangir for his companion Sayiid Abid.
Tomb of Bagichi: This lies along the wall next to Archbishop Makarios Marg. This is of early Mughal period.
Lal Bangla:
Mir Taqi Tomb: This structure, badly damaged is said to be tomb of Mir Taqi. Not much details are available as to who Mir Taqi was.
Late Mughal mosque:
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Early Mughal Tomb: This beautiful tomb is located on the side of the western wall of the Gold Course.
Sayiid Abid's Tomb: This tomb is said to have been constructed by a general of Mughal emperor Jehangir for his companion Sayiid Abid.
Tomb of Bagichi: This lies along the wall next to Archbishop Makarios Marg. This is of early Mughal period.
Lal Bangla:
Mir Taqi Tomb: This structure, badly damaged is said to be tomb of Mir Taqi. Not much details are available as to who Mir Taqi was.
Late Mughal mosque:
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Bade Khan ka Gumbad or Tomb of Bade Khan, Kotla Mubarakpur near South Extension Part I, New Delhi.
This tomb of Lodhi period is situated at Kotla Mubarakpur near South Extension Part I of New Delhi.
This monument is called Bade Khan ka Gumbad but could be distorted form of Wadde Khan ka Gumbad. The identity of Bade Khan or Wadde Khan is not known.
Tomb of Bade Khan or Bade Khan ka Gumbad. |
Recessed arches and the southern entrance to the tomb. |
The inside of the tomb of Bade Khan. |
This monument has five tombs of unknown persons and consists of a domed chamber which is built of rubble masonry. The walls of the tomb have recessed arches and terminate at angles with semi-octagonal pilasters. Some of the salient features of this monument are domed octagonal chhatris at corners of roof, sixteen sided battlemented drum with a decorative minaret at each angle.
The chowkidar Manoj Kumar employed by ASI was extremely helpful in showing the monument. He willingly opened the monuments under his care and showed us around to mosque and tomb of Mubarak Shah, which is quite inaccessible being in a congested and unclean environment.
Adjacent Chhote Khan Tomb. |
Watchman Manoj Kumar was so helpful in showing the tombs and accompanying us to monuments in the inaccessible areas, in front of Bade Khan Tomb.. |
Friday, October 2, 2015
Kale Khan Tomb, South Extension, New Delhi.
Kale Khan Tomb, or Kale Khan ka Gumbad as it is locally known, is located at Kotla Mubarak Pur in South Extension. An inscription on the western Mihrab makes its construction date at 1481 CE during the reign of Bahlul Lodhi.This was likely to be tomb of Mubarak Khan, possibly father of Darya Khan Lohani.
Kale Khan Tomb or Gumbad at South Extension. |
The inside of Kale Khan Tomb. |
Another view of Kale Khan Tomb. |
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