Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Tomb
State / राज्य
Delhi
District / जिला
South
Manual District
Sub District / उप-जिला
Others
Manual Sub District
Mehrauli
Village / गाँव
Others
Manual Village
Mehrauli
Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन
Medieval - मध्यकाल
Date/Period तारीख/युग
C. 15th - 16th Cent. A.D.
Sub Period
Lodi
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
DDA park, Mehrauli, 15 mnorth of Rajon ki Baoli.
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
32
00
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
8
00
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 250 m south-east of Mehrauli bus stand and Approx. 2 km north-west of Qutub Minar metro station
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin Railway Station
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Mehrauli
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. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
The Tomb is in close proximity to Rajaon Ki Baoli adding to the richness of that complex and its surrounding and it is of more architectural value.
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 lofty tomb is square in plan and constructed on raised plinth. In the center of the plinth the tomb measuring 5.8 sq.m. It is roofed by a plastered dome crowned with inverted lotus cresting. Eight local grey stone columns supported the hemispherical dome which springs from an octagonal drum.Further around the dome over grey stone frieze, there are portray exquisite architectural features of foliated or battlements motif and kalasa motifs like patterns of sandstone around the octagonal drum. The decorated dome is crowned by a plaster lotus cresting. Ornamentation on the underside of the dome is in incised plaster. In the ceiling of the tomb there is circular medallion and a panel of decorated niches runs along the drum level in incised plaster. There are three plaster grave are observed inside the tomb.
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 tomb is made of random rubble masonry with plaster, red sandstone and local grey stone.