| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL09011844 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| 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 | Mehrauli Archaeological Park,15 m to the west of Rajon Ki Baoli |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 31 13 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 10 57 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approx. 250 m to the south-east of Mehrauli bus stand and Approx. 2 km north-west of Qutub Minar metro station. |
| 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 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. The building is of great architectural merit. |
| 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 lofty tomb is square in plan and constructed on a low plinth. In the center of the plinth the tomb measuring 11 sq. m. Each of its sides is pierced by three arched openings and the arches are supported on double columns of local stone. There is an emphasized mihrab erected on the west side of the tomb, which itself is crowned by kangura battlements incised in plaster with blue tile decoration in between them. It is roofed by a plastered dome which springs from an octagonal drum and is crowned with inverted lotus cresting. A red sandstone chajja carried on grey stone brackets and the remains of a thin border of blue tile decoration above it runs all-round the building over the arches. Further, around the dome over grey stone frieze, there is a band of kangura patterns around the drum and is similar to those on the wall parapet. There are decorative minarets on each of its four corners. 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 which runs along the drum level incised in plaster. There are two plaster grave lies inside the tomb. |
| 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 tomb is made of random rubble masonry with plaster, red sandstone and local grey stone. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Non-Living Monument - प्रयोग मे नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | N A |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| 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, Hasan, Zafar, Vol-3, Pg-105 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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