safdar jang’s tomb
Not an Emperor, rather the Prime Minister of the later Mughal court, Safdar Jang’s Tomb near Lodi Gardens stands as yet another silent monument to that empire’s affluence and power. The sandstone and marble mausoleum is surrounded on all sides by a Persian-style garden, surrounded by a wall that encloses the entire compound. Constructed in 1754 it represents Mughal architecture near the end of the empire, the takeover by the British East India Company coming a mere four years later.
The accompanying mosque at Safdar Jang’s tomb.
View from the tomb back toward the entryway. The grounds between the two are beautifully maintained.
Love the arches that are, literally, EVERYWHERE in Mughal architecture!
The inner sanctum of the mausoleum.
The exterior of the main entrance is fairly nondescript. In fact we’d passed by it several times without realizing there was history behind it! Glad we found the time to check it out.