| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | DL05012164 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Mosque Imambara Hazrat Khwaja Billah Dargah |
| State / राज्य | Delhi |
| District / जिला | New Delhi |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | Medieval - मध्यकाल |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
C. 15th - 16th Cent. CE |
| Sub Period | 1451-1526 A.D., Lodi period |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | 1 km North of New Delhi Rly Station at qutab Road. Idgah Road. |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 28 39 12 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 77 12 56 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Approximately 1 km North towards Qutab Marg from New Delhi Railway Station. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | New Delhi Railway station |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | New Delhi Railway station Bus stand |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Plain- मैदान |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It lies in area between flood plains of Yamuna and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is northern extension of ancient Aravali range. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | This mosque is a place which houses the grave of Hazrat Baqi Billah Shah. He was a great Sufi master of the Naqshbandi Sufi order, who brought the Naqshbandi sufi order from Kabul to India. He passed away in 1603C.E. and his final resting place is a Sufi shrine in Delhi, visited by thousands of followers and visitors. |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
N.A |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Indo-persian - हिन्द - फारस |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
It is a maginificent triple storied building built on a rectangular plan .The multi-foliated arched opening made of wood are three in numbers.The facade has two minarets in the front side.The parapet is adorned with Kangaroos.Walls are decorated with geometric and floral patterns .The holy shrine of Hazrat Khwaja Baqi Billah houses the grave inside .With a marble gravestone above it with an inscription written over it.The ceiling above his noble grave is ornamented with floral patterns.There is a graveyard just behind the Masjid. |
| 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 wall of this structure is made up of bricks and plastered with cement. Facade of the structure is made up of red sandstone. The floor is made up of white marble. The entire structure is painted with distemper. |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | Living Monument - प्रयोग |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | Formerly Mosque, At present Being used for commercial purposes. |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | Public - जनता |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Zafar Hasan |
| Name / नाम | Hasan Zafar, Monuments of Delhi, Vol.2,p.250,No.361 |
| Year / वर्ष | 1997 |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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