Delhi The capital of India, is a modern and dynamic city, but also is home to ancient traditions and houses monuments lavish, dazzling for its style, its beauty and history. Such is the case Safdarjung TombBuilt by Shuja ud duallah, the son of Mughal emperor, between 1753 and 1754.
Set in the heart of a beautiful and colorful garden of 300 square meters on the street Lodi, the Safdarjung Tomb represents the last phase of Mughal style architecture.
This monument was built with reddish sandstone, and ocher stone. In fact, the site hosts two graves: one of Safdarjung and the other which is estimated to save the remains of his wife. The structures, by the way, remember the plane Humayun's Tomb.
The mausoleum is composed of a central hall surrounded by eight campuses, mostly rectangular. On both sides of the tomb of Safdarjung was built three enclosures, known as Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace), Badshah Pasand and Jangli Mahal (The palace wild ").
Access to the mausoleum is free and open to the public. The garden is a lovely space, perfect for a walk break. Her flower beds are divided into squares, according to the Mughal style of landscape architecture, also known as charbagh. These small squares are in turn organized into four main areas crossed by walking trails and town’s artificial lakes. The walls surrounding the mausoleum noted for its beautiful arcades and why octagonal projecting on all four corners towers.
Another important structure of this set that stands in Delhi is mosqueLocated in one of the courtyards of the main building. |