Delhi, the capital of India is a cosmopolitan city generously peppered with monumental buildings that serve as constant reminders of Delhi's historic past. Safdarjang's Tomb is one such monument that commemorates the memory of Mirza Mukin Mansur Khan, popularly known as 'Safdarjung'.
Designed by an Abyssinian architect and built under the patronage of the Nawab of Awadh, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Safdarjang's Tomb in Delhi mirrors the concluding phase of the splendid Mughal building style in Delhi.
Set in the middle of a green and well-laid lawn, Safdarjang's Tomb, Delhi was constructed with buff colored sandstone sprinkled with red sandstone and white marble.
The central structure of Safdarjang's Tomb, Delhi has four two-storied minarets and a central bulbous dome made of pure white marble. Apart from the tomb, there are other structures like the Zenana quarters, a market area and a guesthouse that clearly indicate that this place was inhabited.
It is said that the arches and domes that ornament the massive Safdarjang's Tomb were carted to India from Persia and turkey. Be enchanted at the intricate latticework on stone screens at the mosque locate within the tomb premises.
Read the Arabic inscription on the main gateway that leads to Safdarjang's Tomb that reads " When the hero of plain bravery departs from the transitory, may he become a resident of God's paradise."
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