One of the first structures of the Islamic architectural legacy, the Quṭb Mīnār stands tall in the midst of the sprawling Qutb complex. The best-preserved building of the complex may have been inspired by the minaret of Jām in Afghanistan.
Considered to be one of the last of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahān’s vast architectural legacies, the Masjid-i-Jahan Numa—meaning “mosque commanding a view of the world” and popularly known as the Jama Masjid—is one of India’s largest and most revered mosques.
The Asian Games Village in Delhi, completed in 1982, is an example of one such intervention realized through the contemporary design of the traditional courtyard typology of residences.
A symbol of purity metaphorically rising out of the muddy water of life and blossoming in liberation—that is how the lotus flower has been perceived through eons of cultural and religious evolution in India.
A landmark in the development of Mughal architecture, Humāyūn’s Tomb was commissioned in 1569, after the death of the Mughal emperor Humāyūn in 1556, by his Persian queen Ḥamīdah Bānū Begam.
Purana Qila is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri. The fort forms the inner citadel of the city of Dinpanah.
Rajon ki Baoli also referred to as Rajon ki Bain is a famous stepwell in Mehrauli Archaeological Park of Delhi, India. It was commissioned by Daulat Khan in 1506 CE, an administrator of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate. The enclosure of Rajon Ki Baoli includes a mosque and a tomb.