Sunday 16 April 2017

Tomb of Sikandar Lodi, Lodi Garden

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is the tomb of the   second ruler of the Lodi Dynasty, Sikandar Lodi situated in New Delhi, India. The tomb is situated in Lodhi Gardens in Delhi and was built in 1517–1518 CE by his son Ibrahim Lodi. The monument is situated 100 meters away from the Bara Gumbad and the area in which it is situated was formally called village Khairpur.The Tomb of Sikandar Lodi was inspired in parts by the tomb of Muhammad Shah. It has octagonal design and the architectural style is Indo-Islamic. The tomb is the first garden tomb in Indian subcontinent and is India’s earliest surviving enclosed garden tomb.The Tomb of Sikandar Lodi is located in and is a part of the Lodhi Gardens in Delhi, India                                                       

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