Mehrauli Archaeological Park

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Walls of the Lal Kot fortress

The Mehrauli Archaeological Park in the south of the Indian capital Delhi is one of the lesser known sights of the city. The numerous scattered buildings ( mosques , mausoleums , step wells, etc.) mostly date from the Islamic period.

location

The park is located in the Mehrauli district at an altitude of approx. 250 m above sea level. d. M .; it borders on the much-visited Qutb complex to the south .

history

In medieval times, the entire area of ​​today's district of Mehrauli Lal Kot was named after a fort, which was built in 1180 by the Chauhan King Prithviraj III. was conquered; the site was now called Qila Rai Pithora . In 1192 the Muslim general Qutb-ud-Din Aibak conquered the city on behalf of Muhammad of Ghurs - he became the founder of the Sultanate of Delhi . In the course of time the interests of the respective rulers and consequently also the inhabitants shifted further north to the area of ​​today's Old Delhi . Of Lal Kot a necropolis with numerous tombs was.

Important buildings

  • Anangtal-Baoli (around 1060)
  • Gandhak-ki-Baoli (13th century)
  • Wall Mosque (14th century)
  • Jamali Kamali mosque and mausoleum (around 1530)
  • Quli Khan Mausoleum (around 1570)
  • Rajon-ki-Baoli (16th century)

  • Gandhak-ki-baoli

  • Wall mosque

  • Jamali Kamali Mosque

  • Jamali Kamali mausoleum

  • Wall mosque

  • Quli Khan Mausoleum

Web links

Commons : Mehrauli Archaeological Park  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Lal Kot  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mehrauli Archaeological Park - Map with elevation information

Coordinates: 28 ° 31 ′ 15 "  N , 77 ° 11 ′ 12"  E