Siri (Delhi)

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Ruins of the Siri Fort

Siri is a historically and culturally significant fortress in the south of the Indian capital Delhi . It is one of the seven old forts or settlement centers that later grew together to form the megacity of Delhi.

location

Siri is located in the South Dictrict of Delhi approx. 3 km northeast of Mehrauli and northwest of Tughlaqabad at an altitude of approx. 228  m . The daytime temperatures can reach 45 ° and more in early summer (May, June); Frosts can also occur on cold winter nights. Rain actually only falls in the summer monsoon months .

history

The Siri Fort, built between 1297 and 1307, was founded by Ala ud-Din Khalji , the Sultan of Delhi of Turkish origin from the Khalji dynasty . It was supposed to prevent Mongol invasions into the north of India, especially to Delhi, which was only successful to a limited extent, but at least Ala ud-Din Khalji was able to militarily defeat the Mongol army several times. In the years 1326/7, Muhammad bin Tughluq surrounded the Adilabad fort and the area around Siri with a wall, creating a new city called Jahanpanah .

Attractions

Muhammad Wali Masjid
  • The remains of the walls of Siri Fort are hardly impressive. Many stones were later removed for building houses etc.
  • The Muhammad Wali Mosque, built from precisely hewn but colorless and almost ornamentless stones of various formats, is much better preserved or restored. The three-portal facade shows a central risalit and numerous small wall niches with beveled panels with vegetal reliefs; they are exaggerated by pointed and keel arches . Above this are 18 consoles, the purpose of which is not clear. A crenellated frieze forms the top of the facade. The middle dome is of intersecting ribs under collected and rests upon a blind niches -Oktogon with Muqarnas -like Pendentifs .
  • Under the guidance of the Archaeological Survey of India standing Children's Museum is in Fort Auditorium Siri housed and currently is about 30 replicas of Indian classical sculptures - by students of the - exclusively from photographs College of Arts and Crafts in Patna , Bihar , were created . The collection is to be expanded.

Web links

Commons : Siri Fort  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Seven Cities of Delhi
  2. ↑ Siri Fort - Map with altitude information
  3. ↑ Delhi - Climate table

Coordinates: 28 ° 33 ′ 7 ″  N , 77 ° 13 ′ 45 ″  E