Safdarjang's Tomb

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Safdarjang's Tomb is a garden tomb with a marble mausoleum in New Delhi, India. It is an eminent example of Mughal Architecture in India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire.



 
 
 




History: - Safdarjang's Tomb was built in 1753-54 by Nawab Shujau'd-Daulah as tribute to his father's memory 'Mirza Muqim Abul Mansur Khan', entitled 'Safdarjang'. He was the Governor of the province of Awadh under the reign of Muhammad Shah (1719 - 48) and later his Prime Minister. The Safdarjang tomb was erected roughly on the pattern of Humayun's tomb.

Architecture and Landscape: - 




The monument is entered through an ornamental painted gateway on the east.
This double stories gateway has several apartments a court yard and a mosque.

  The enclosure wall with channles over them to carry water to different pavilions has a series of recessed arches on the interior and octagonal towers on the four Corners. It has multi chambered pavilions namely MOTI Mahal (Pearl Palace) badshah Pasand (King's favourite) and Jangli Mahal (Sylvan palace) on the north, south and west respectively.
The garden is divided into four squares by side pathways and tanks which are again divided into smaller squares and pathways.

The double storied mausoleum measuring 18.29 m square built with red and buff sandstones relieves by marble stands in the centre of a garden and rises from high platform. The platform has a number of cells beneath it. 
The structure has a central chamber surrounded by eight apartments around it.

  The corners of the tomb are occupied by polygonal towers and the bulbous dome rises from a sixteen sided drum.

Interesting Fact: - The marble and red sandstone for this structure was removed from the tomb of Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan.

Location: Intersection of Safdarjang Road and Aurobindo Marg New Delhi,India.
Metro Station: Jor Bagh
Open: Daily
Timings: Sunrise to Sunset
Location: Safdarjung Tomb, Lodi Estate, New Delhi, Delhi 110029, India

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