Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Gateway of Inner Kot
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. 14th - 15th Cent. CE
Sub Period
Tughlaq
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
Nizamuddin village, Approx. 20 m to the West of Kali Masjid
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
35
28
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
14
33
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 2.3 km to the north-west of Nizamuddin bus stand, 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
Others- अन्य
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
This gateway leads to what was once a small quadrangle fortification abounded by parapet walls with bastion.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
N A
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Tughlaq - तुगलक
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The massive gateway is characterized by a recessed arch which is enclosed within a low doorway spanned by a stone lintel. The fortification itself was a quadrangle with bastions at each corner and contained the houses of the Pirzadas of the Dargah. The plaster has mostly disappeared from the walls and a bricks wall and rubble present a picture of gross neglect and ignorance, the ornamentation work has also been lost.
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
It is constructed of random rubble masonry and local stone finished with plaster.
Usage(s) & Sub Type
Usage(s) / प्रयोग
Living Monument - प्रयोग
Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग
It is used as a gateway to inner Kot.
Ownership / स्वामित्व
Public - जनता
Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था
Unprotected- असंरक्षित
Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास
Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ
Author / लेखक
INTACH, Delhi Chapter
Name / नाम
Delhi The Built Heritage- A Listing INTACH, Vol-1, Pg-281