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Sightseeings in Delhi
Kushk Mahal
LOCATION: Teen Murti House, New Delhi.
This monument now lies within the compound walls of the Teen Murti House, which houses the Nehru memorial museum and library. It is almost square rubble built structure, three aisles deep and with three arched opening resting on stone pillars. It was probably built by Feroze Shah Tughlak and was used as one of his several hunting lodges. Originally it had an embankment which stored rain water.
Lal Gumbad
LOCATION: Malviya Nagar, New Delhi.
Immediately before reaching Malviya Nagar from Meharauli, we can see Shaikh Kabir �ud �din Auliya�s tomb, also known as the Lal Gumbad or the Rakabwala Gumbad. It resembles Ghiyath ud- din Tughlak�s tomb. It consists of square chamber with battered walls faced with red sandstone and roof surmounted by a plastered conical dome. Its entrance is through a pointed arch decorated with marble bands. The iron rings on the western wall are believed to have been fixed for scaling up the wall by thieves, who removed its golden finial from which this tomb has acquired its name, Rakabwala Gumbad. Disciple of Shaikh Roshan Chiragh - e - Dilli, Shaikh Kabir ud � din Auliya is believed to be buried here and the tomb was built in about 1397A.D.
Nai Ka Kot
LOCATION: Near Adilabad, Tughlakabad.
This small fortress in ruins lies on a hillock to the east of Adilabad. It is built in the same manner as that of Najaf khan�s tomb but on a different plan. Although popularly known as the fort of a barber (Nai), it was probably built by Mohammad bin Tughlak as a private residence before he constructed Adilabad.
Qadam Sharif
LOCATION: Paharganj, New Delhi.
Qadam Sharif in Paharganj is easily accessible. It is believed that actually Feroze Tughlak built it for his self use, but later utilized it for interring the remains of his son prince Fath Khan. Feroze Khan�s spiritual guide Makhdum Jahanian Jahn Gasht brought a stone with the prophet�s foot print (Qadam) from Mecca. As Fath Khan died before his father it was placed at his grave. Later Feroze Khan built a mosque and a school here and enclosed the tomb. Later many other chambers like the Majlis Khana and the Langar Khana were added to the tomb. There are many other graves and tombs inside the enclosure.
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