Bagh-I-Alam Ka Gumbad Delhi

The place is nice for a stroll...calm and peaceful place beneath the shade of trees with mild breeze..... though the canopy is dense but the ground is quite clean and devoid of bushes.....the place could have been a bit better maintened

Place is beautiful, authority need to be taking care of the structures in serious basis.

A Gumbad shows the heritage of Delhi, known to very less person but a treat to eyes. Satellite view of it is been depicted under a blanket of green is a treat to eyes. The Gumbad has 3 tomb inside and a passage to reach on top. In early morning hours it's a perfect view to capture with lot of birds around.

Inside dear park. Nature's lap, bagh-a-alam ka gumbad

Beautiful place, looks good at evening

Bagh- e- Alam ka Gumbad is the largest of the three monuments in the deer park. It is an example of typical Lodi era architecture. The date of its construction (1501) is mentioned in a Persian inscription on a panel on the western wall. Delhi Gazetteer says the tomb is of a saint Shihab- ud -din Taj Khan. The panel also names the builder of the tomb as Abu Syed. Surrounded by unruly vegetation and massive trees is this imposing structure with walled quibla or mosque on one side. The facade of the monument gives a false impression of it being three- storey. Three sides of the monument have trabeated entrances barred with locked grill doors and the forth west one that faces Mecca has a mehrab recess characteristic of all the Lodi era structures. It is decorated with Quranic inscriptions. Similarly like all Lodi era structures this too is built with locally quarried red and grey stone blocks intricately placed together to create a stunning patchwork. There are arched windows over the entrances. The entrances and the windows are set within a larger arched niche which is further placed in a rectangular frame projecting outwards through the wall face. The Eastern wall has stairs to the roof. I tried to peer through the grills to get a glimpse of the roof but the interior was shrouded in darkness and nothing was visible so I just walked around to see the gumbad from other angles. It is then I spotted a parakeet happily settled in one of the arched niches. The dome springs from a sixteen-sided drum. The roof and the drum (base) of the hemispherical dome are decorated with a line of battlement-like ornamentation called kanguras.

A very beautiful and peaceful place.

Good park for picnic, or morning/evening walks.

a mediaeval era tomb in deer park, has seen better days, beware of the PDA couples. Visited on Weekday Wait time No wait Reservation recommended No

Beautiful park to hang out with friends. Peaceful and calm place.