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Bara Lao ka Gumbad

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Sl.No. Documentation Parameters Explanatory Notes
1. Name of the Monument/ Site BARA LAO KA GUMBAD
2. Geo coordinates & Location 28°55’N, 77°16’E, It is located in Vasant Vihar Park.
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3. Approach Nearest Metro Station: Vasant Vihar
Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi Railway station
Nearest Bus Stop: Vasant Vihar Bus Stop
4. Date/ Period Lodi Period
5. Brief History Specific information regarding the history of this monument is not known. There is one mosque and Baradari associated with this tomb which can also be seen in the park itself. The architectural style of the monument traces itself to the Lodi era.
6. Architectural style The tomb is square in plan and stands on a high raised terrace which has recessed arches and a series of arched compartments on the north side. One of the interesting features of the Gumbad is the Lodi style Corbelled arch at one of the entrances. Over the terrace to the west side lies the Qibla wall. The north and south corner of the mosque are flanked by fluted circular bastions. It has arched doorways with brackets on architraves. West wall has central Mihrab with elaborately incised plasters work around it. The Baradari has now disappeared but ruins of the same can still be seen.

 

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