Lodi Gardens
Item
- Title
- Lodi Gardens
- Alternative Title
- Lodhi Gardens
- Creator
- Ala-ud-din Alam Shah (Delhi Sultan)
- City
- New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Country
- India
- Date Created
- 1444
- Century
- 15th century
- Classification
- Architecture and City Planning
- Style/Period
- Lodi
- Islamic
- Cultural Context
- Indian
- Description
- Tomb of Mohammed Shah
- The tomb of Mohammed Shah, the last of the Sayyid dynasty rulers, the earliest of the tombs in the garden, was built in 1444 by Ala-ud-din Alam Shah as a tribute to Mohammed Shah. The tomb is octagonal in shape, with numerous ornamental Hindu-style chhatris around the central dome, numerous arches, verandahs and sloping buttresses. There are turrets at each corner. The main tomb is supported by a 16-sided drum. It is of a flattened type and is surrounded by chhatris, which make it look diminutive compared to its substantially larger base. Several years later, the Tomb of Sikandar Lodi seems to have been copied from this Sayyid tomb.
- Source
- Saif Haq
- Photographer
- Saif Haq
- Rights Holder
- © Saif Haq
- Access Rights
- Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
Ala-ud-din Alam Shah (Delhi Sultan), “Lodi Gardens”, Saif Haq Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/haq/item/14686