Jahaz Mahal

One of most Historic and incredible place in Delhi... Buildings are old but still it's well maintained, very clean and so much greenery it has... Really so amazing.

A historic Khalji monument desperatly lacking upkeep due to stray animals and easy access for revellers from Mehrauli. Easy access from Andheria Mode side but park a little away and walk to avoid busy market.

It's Ok 😅 Theek thaak hai Jada intresting Nhi hai ... I prefer only 1 time Visit …

Jahaz Mahal is hidden amongst a chaos of houses in a very busy street that runs next to Chhatarpur metro station. This place was closed when we went there, due to COVID. It's a very beautiful structure believed to have shone like a ship on the adjacent lake, which is in a pretty bad condition else it could have been such a nice lake to sit and have a walk at. No respect for heritage as usual.

It is doubtful whether this building was originally a mosque or, as is locally said, a house built by a merchant for a saint. There is certainly a mihrab in the west wall, but the building contains several unusual features. In the centre there is a courtyard some 55' by 30' surrounded by arched chambers of which those on the south have now disappeared. The central bay on the east forms a gateway, which is approached from the road by a short flight of steps, and which is surmounted by a domed baradari ornamented with blue tiles. On each of the four corners of the building is a square chattri, while the prayer chamber is crowned with an octagonal one. The mahal is constructed of local grey stone and red sandstone and is decorated with glazed tiles of blue colour.

In present day, Jahaz Mahal is visited by a host of tourists from all over the world. Housing a pretty little mosque within its premises and surrounded by lush gardens, this monument attracts pilgrims, history buffs, peace seekers, and photo fanatics. Although a few parts of this structure are in ruins now, yet Jahaz Mahal continues to impress and leave its visitors spellbound with its elegance and charm.

A beautiful place to immerse yourself in history. Though it is a small and generally ignored place but at the same time, it is a great place to visit. Lovers of history and Mughal Era will find love this place. Delhi Government had organised programmes here in 2019 which brought it in limelight.

Nothing to see here except ruins. It's just a waste of time here.

Historical place but due to congestion and encroachment this place is loosing its value. Never come after sunset because of anti social elements. If you have the eye to measure the value of a historical place then definitely visit. Otherwise your good mood can be spoiled after watching near by crowd and people.

Structure is good but there is no maintenance, locals are using this place for garbage disposal. Like always government isn't interested to conserve this. Nearest metro station is Chattarpur Gate no 1 but no auto available here even through Ola/Uber We visited this place by walk with the help of Google map ( ~900 m) If you can do anything to save this please help. Thank you !