| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011765 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Tomb Enclosure |
| 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 | Approx.100 m to the south of Hauz-I-Shamsi, at the south-west corner of the Mosque of Maulana Jamali |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 30 41 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 40 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 2.2 km to the north-west of Qutub Minar metro station and 650 m to the south-west of Mehrauli bus stand |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | IGI |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Nizamuddin |
| 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 and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | The mosque is in the close proximity of the tomb of Shaikh Makhdum Samsuddin, adding richness to that enclosure and its surrounding. It is believed to be of same time. |
| 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 |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
The building constructed on a raised plinth. It has been occupied and included within a private residential building. Inspection inside the building was not permitted. The original monumental west wall still contains one of its northern turrets and a short return wall. In the courtyard of the mosque building there is a tomb. The tomb is built of rubble masonry plastered is roofed by a dome. It is octagonal in plan and has archway at each of the eight sides. A plastered grave lies beneath the dome and there are indications to show that an inscription was set up on the pierced screen in the archway to the north of the grave. Outside the tomb to the west is a wall mosque of five mihrabs. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
The original building is constructed of rubble masonry and originally finished with plaster. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | It is occupied and used as a dwelling house. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Waqf Board - वक्फ बोर्ड |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास |
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| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Monuments of Delhi, Vol-3, Pg-62-63 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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