Safdarjung Tomb
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The Safdarjung’s tomb is situated at Lodi Road, New Delhi. It was constructed in 1753-54 by Safdarjung’s son, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah.
This tomb is in the midst of a garden that has an area of 300 square meters and there is another tomb in this garden which is gauged to be of Safdarjung’s wife’s.
The tomb is a representation of the final phase of Mughal architecture and is similar in pattern to Humayun’s tomb.
Buff stone and red sandstone are used in the construction of the tomb where the central chamber is enclosed by eight rooms of which the corner rooms are octagonal in shape while the remaining rooms are rectangular.
The dome of the tomb has a sixteen sided base. On the sides of the tomb there are beautiful pavilions called as “Badshah Pasand” or “the Emperor’s favorite”, “Jangli Mahal” or “The Sylvan palace” and “Moti Mahal” or “The Pearl palace.”
Category: Monument and Historic Building
Address: Lodi Road
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