Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Tomb of Bai Kodaldai
State / राज्य
Delhi
District / जिला
South
Manual District
Sub District / उप-जिला
Others
Manual Sub District
Defence Colony
Village / गाँव
Others
Manual Village
Nizamuddin
Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन
Medieval - मध्यकाल
Date/Period तारीख/युग
C. 16th - 17th Cent. CE
Sub Period
1541-42 A.D.
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
West end of the Baoli of Nizamuddin, Nizamuddin Village
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
35
30
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
14
32
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 600 m west of PS Nizamuddin bus stop, on the way to Baoli Gate Road, Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
IGI
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Nizamuddin
Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Plain- मैदान
Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण
It lies in area between the river Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
The building does not appear to have been originally built as a tomb The inscription on the grave suggests that Bai Kodaldai of whom nothing is known was buried here in 1669-70 A.D, more than a century after the construction of the building.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
No traditional information is available on the site.
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Mughal - मुग़ल
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The exceptional tomb is a rectangular pavilion, which measures 4 m by 3.5 m and would have had three arched entrances on each of its four sides. The tomb consists of a rectangular chamber with vaulted roof and semi-blocked entrance on the northern side whereas on the east, west and south have now been closed with brick wall. The exterior is highlighted by mouldings at the cornice level and the inverted lotus cresting on top of the vaulted dome. The tomb has the new building all around it thereby disfiguring the ornamentation and original character of the building.
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
Walls of the structure are made of rubble and brick masonry and domed roof is of local stone finished with plaster.