Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Wall Mosque
State / राज्य
Delhi
District / जिला
South
Manual District
Sub District / उप-जिला
Others
Manual Sub District
Hauz Khas
Village / गाँव
Others
Manual Village
Malviya Nagar
Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन
Medieval - मध्यकाल
Date/Period तारीख/युग
C. 15th - 16th Cent. A.D.
Sub Period
Lodi
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
Lal Gumbad Enclosure, Malviya Nagar
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
32
25
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
12
49
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 1 km to the south-west from Hauz Khas metro station via Maharshi Dayanand Marg and Approx. 650 m to the north-west from Panchsheel metro station via Sivalik Road
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
IGI
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Malviya Nagar
Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Others- अन्य
Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण
It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge on the West. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
The wall mosque is adjacent to an elegant Tughlaq-period tomb of Shaikh Kabir-ud-din Auliya, and is one of the several in the enclosure.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
N A
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Lodi - लोदी
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The mosque is of wall type and has three mihrab recesses in which the central mihrab is emphasized by raising the wall. The small decorative niches made in between the mihrab along with front facade. The southern mihrab is partially broken. The courtyard along with mosque was probably erected at the same time, meant to seat the devotees bound to it. There is a plaster grave lies in the center of its forecourt.
Structure material and other material
संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
The structure is made of random rubble masonry and the grave is of rubble masonry plastered.
Usage(s) & Sub Type
Usage(s) / प्रयोग
Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं
Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग
N A
Ownership / स्वामित्व
Central - केन्द्र
Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था
Unprotected- असंरक्षित
Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास
Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ
Author / लेखक
INTACH, Delhi Chapter
Name / नाम
Delhi The Built Heritage - A Listing INTACH, Vol-2, Pg-167