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
51
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 1 km south-west of Hauz Khas metro station via Maharshi Dayanand Marg and Approx. 650 m south-west of Panchsheel metro station, on the road leading to Malviya Nagar
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
IGI
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Malviya Nagar
Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Plain- मैदान
Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण
It lies in area between the flood plain of river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi ridge is a northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
The wall mosque is in the close proximity to an elegant Tughlaq-period tomb of Shaikh Kabir-ud-din Auliya, the disciple of Raushan Chiragh-i-Delhi.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
No significant traditional information is available on the site.
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Lodi - लोदी
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The wall mosque has three mihrab recesses and the central mihrab is emphasized with raising the wall. It is built with a large courtyard meant to seat the devotees bound to it.It is completely devoid of ornamentation and is one of the many within the enclosure.
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