Bagh-I-Alam Ka Gumbad

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Beautiful place...... whether it is to spend some time in nature's lap or to chill out with your buddies or to just spend some 'alone time' with your significant other, this place is good for all. The historical buildings provide excellent views to click pictures worth sharing on social accounts. In addition to this there are lot of clubs and eateries located near to this location, where you can satisfy your hungry stomach and related cravings at not cheap but reasonable prices.

Possibly a Lodhi era tomb & mosque complex. This building is located within the Deer Park and is free to enter, just turn right after entering the park and you'll stumble across this beautiful building. Elements of its decorations still exist like the blue tiles and the well decorated roof. No data as to the two graves within the building but they must've been somewhat grand to have built such a big mausoleum.

Location: Inside Deer Park, Delhi Tucked away in the bustling city of Delhi, Bagh-I-Alam Ka Gumbad stands as a testament to the rich architectural heritage of the region. This hidden gem, often overshadowed by more prominent historical sites, offers a serene and captivating experience for those who appreciate the beauty of ancient craftsmanship. Grass grows from its shattered stone slabs. Squirrels scale the arched niches. Pigeons sit atop the battlements. The bird chatter becomes so loud at times that you believe there must be hundreds of them inside the monument, ready to uproot and lift the hefty thing up into the Delhi sky. But, of course, the Gumbad has endured the test of time. Its beauty, however, is not as dazzling as Humayun's Tomb. The monument, like a piece of slow-moving music, operates slowly on the senses. The seemingly ordinary stony exterior gradually reveals, for example, the handful of blue tiles that remain clinging to it. The inner compartment is shut. A few gravestones can be seen through a grill of cobwebbed metal bars lying in the musty gloom. The ceiling is covered in artistic patterns. The atmosphere is eerie. The lovely wall-mosque next to the ruin is even more cheerful. Its yard is a wasteland of fallen leaves and abandoned graves. This morning, the tombstones are drenched in a hazy golden sunlight, as if a mystical entity is attempting to reawaken the sleeping dead. The scene is a work of perfect magic realism.

The Bagh-i-Alam Ka Gumbad is located in the northeast corner of Delhi's Deer Park. It is a fairly large, Lodhi-era tomb built for Shihab-ud-din Taj Khan, a Muslim saint who thrived during the reign of Sikhander Lodhi, and who died around 1501. The historian and author Lucy Peck describes it as "one of the finest Lodi tombs in Delhi." She notes that in contrast to other contemporary monuments, it is mainly made of local stone with touches of ceramic and red sandstone. As is usually the case with Lodhi tombs, the interior is octagonal, with the drum of the dome comprised of sixteen blind niches, upon which rests the circular dome itself, crowned by a lotus finial. This design requires fairly shallow squinches, which are mainly ornamental. The exterior ornament is limited to a two-register calligraphic plaque, along with small "pigeon holes" that admit a small amount of light into the interior. While each of the facades has six niches on either side, flanking the central bay, only two of the lower-level openings are true windows.