Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Bijri Khan's tomb, R K Puram Sector 3



  


  


  




 
Next to the Bijri tomb (located on the main R K Puram road which runs between sector 3 and sector 2) which is a Lodi era structure,is a structure from the Tuglaq era.

I haven't been able to find much information on either of the tombs.

Mohammadpur-Tin-Burj near Bikaji Cama Place, R K Puram



  


  





Haven't found much about this except its name as listed with ASI.


Thursday, July 15, 2010

Idgah of Kharera, Hauz Khas


The Idgah is a large place especially set aside for a arge congregation who will attend the special Eid prayer .

Haven't been able to find much details on this 


  



  



  


Directions to chor minar and idgah, hauz khas

Directions. Chor minar and Idgah are about 50m apart

Chor Minar, Hauz Khas

Chor Minar or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th century minaret with 225 holes.


According to local legends, it was a 'tower of beheading', where the severed heads of thieves were displayed on spear through its 225 holes, to act as a deterrent to others.


 It was built under the rule of Alauddin Khilji












  



















Thursday, July 8, 2010

Bhaoli at Hindu rao house



  



Near the Pir Gharib, the double-storeyed structure built by Feroz Shah Tughlaq as one of his hunting lodges, lies the Baoli.

The Bara Hindu Rao hospital stands as an extension to the original building of the Hindu Rao house, which was originally built by William Fraser in the 19th Century as his bungalow.

The Baoli was the source of fresh water for the British forces during the 1857 first war of independence.

Tomb of Sikandar Lodi

The tomb is situated in Lodi Garden.









Sikander Lodi became the Sultan upon the death of his father, Bahlul Khan Lodi in 1489.




He started the use of Persian as the official language for the accountancy in India. 




He tried to conquer the Gwalior Fort and attacked it 5 times. However he failed everytime.