Glimpse Of New Delhi (2nd Edition)
Humayun's tomb
(Urdu: ہمایوں کا مقبرہ Humayun ka
Maqbara) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was
commissioned by Humayun's first wife Bega Begum (Haji Begum) in 1569-70,
and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect chosen by Bega Begum.
It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in
Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known
as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the
first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb
was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then
has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete.
Arab Sarai
Literally meaning the sarai
(resthouse) for the Arabs, the structure stands adjacent to the Afsarwala
mosque and was built by Bega Begum around 1560-1561 CE, ostensibly built
for the craftsmen who came for the construction work. It could accommodate 300
Arabs.
HauzKhas Lake
The water tank that was
excavated during Alauddin Khilji's reign (1296–1316) in the second city of
Delhi to meet the water supply needs of the newly built fort at Siri, was
originally known as Hauz-i-Alai after Khilji. But Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351–88)
of the Tughlaq dynasty re–excavated the silted tank and cleared the
clogged inlet channels. The tank was originally of about 50 ha (123.6
acres) area with dimensions of 600 m (1,968.5 ft) width and
700 m (2,296.6 ft) length with 4 m (13.1 ft) depth of
water. When built, its storage capacity at the end of each monsoon season
was reported to be 0.8 Mcum. Now the tank size has substantially reduced due to
encroachment and siltation but is well maintained in its present state.
Agrasen ki Baoli
(also known as Agar Sain ki
Baoli or Ugrasen ki Baoli), designated a protected monument by
the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under the Ancient Monuments
and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1958, is a 60-meter long
and 15-meter wide historical step well on Hailey Road near Connaught Place, a
short walk from Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India.
Lodi Gardens
(Hindi: लोधी बाग़, Urdu: لودھی باغ) is a park
in Delhi, India. Spread over 90 acres (360,000 m2),
it contains, Mohammed Shah's Tomb, Sikander Lodi's Tomb, Sheesh Gumbad and
Bara Gumbad, architectural works of the 15th
century Sayyid and Lodhis, an Afghan dynasty, that ruled
parts of northen India and Punjab and Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province of modern day Pakistan, from 1451 to 1526. The site
is now protected by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
Safdarjung's Tomb
is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in New Delhi, India. It
was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for the
statesman Safdarjung, and was described as "the last flicker in the
lamp of Mughal Architecture". The monument has an ambiance of
spaciousness and an imposing presence with its domed and arched red brown and
white coloured structures. Safdarjung was made prime minister of the
Mughal Empire (Wazir ul-Mamlak-i-Hindustan) when Ahmad Shah
Bahadur ascended the throne in 1748.
Select Citywalk
is a premier shopping mall located in the Saket District
Centre, in Saket, New Delhi. The 1,300,000 sq ft
(120,000 m2) retail development is spread over 6 acres
(24,000 m2) and includes a multiplex, serviced apartments,
offices and public spaces. The mall was developed by Select Infrastructure, a
joint venture between the Select group and the Aarone group. It opened to the
public in October 2007.
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