HISTORICAL LAYERS OF DELHI TOUR

Activity Summary

A tour which helps you to unravel the layers of history of Delhi. Witness the silent testimony of the various monuments lying buried over there belonging to various era’s. The sentry-rooms of Tuglaq era hide in the middle which were once imposing  gates to the Sultanate - Mughal halls with whispering walls .

The Qutub Minar Metro Station is nearby to reach there. Be moderately dressed as there are mosques & mausoleums inside. No water or snacks are available inside so do carry them along. There are no entry charges & autumn-winters day is an ideal time to visit. mornings are comparatively pleasant as the evenings see a lot of human movement . Summers can be rather punishing.

Activity details

After a comfortable pick from central location, get driven to the site

1^st in the itinerary is RAJON KI BAOLI:- located inside Mehrauli Archaeological Park is a historical step well. built during the reign of Sikander Lodi. This is the grandest of all the baolis in Delhi. consists of 5 levels whereas Agrasen or Gandhak ki baoli has 3 levels. Also houses a 12 pillared tomb and a mosque.

This baoli is named Rajon ki Baoli after masons who resided in the chambers. The baoli has a vertical shaft for drawing water and hollow passageways.

METCALF CANOPY :- perched On the peak of a mound stands canopy built in 1850s by Charles Metcalfe,  as a ‘folly’. The folly is so a new building meant to look like old and to be viewed in a picturesque landscape.

hexagonal structure is unremarkable. The columns & the semi-circular arches are not ornamental. It is the folly’s lighthouse setting — furnishing a view of the towering Qutub Minar, the lovely Jamai Kamali mosque and the rolling greenscape — that soak your senses with overwhelming passions.

QUILI KHAN’S TOMB - of a quiet little distance from the qutub, situated and of convenient access whenever change of air is desirable, people admire both its comfort and beauty.

BALBAN’S TOMB:- After demise of Ghiyas-ud-din Balban , he was buried with royal honour in this area &  is almost in the state of ruins and lacks the ornamental style seen in the Tomb of other rulers of Balban.

JAMALI KAMALI MOSQUE :- The tomb belonged to a saint along with huge following. In its early years to become a Sufi saint, he went all over the world, made version of poems in the Lodi kingdom. He seemed to be the courtroom poet, the write-up which he continued to carry even with the succeeding Mughal rulers.

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