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Lodhi Gardens & Safdarjung Heritage

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Lodhi Gardens & Safdarjung Heritage

Delhi · 4 destinations & hidden spots

Tourist Places & Hidden Gems in Lodhi Gardens & Safdarjung Heritage

Lodhi Gardens (Bara Gumbad & Shisha Gumbad)
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Lodhi Gardens (Bara Gumbad & Shisha Gumbad)

Lodhi Road, Lutyens' Delhi, New Delhi 110003

Originally known as Lady Willingdon Park when landscaped in 1936, Lodhi Gardens covers 90 manicured acres around the dramatic stone tombs of Delhi's 15th-century Afghan rulers. The centerpiece is the imposing Bara Gumbad (Big Dome) gateway constructed in 1494 CE, flanked by its attached three-domed mosque with exquisite plaster carvings and the facing Shisha Gumbad (Glazed Dome).

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Lodhi Open-Air Art District
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Lodhi Open-Air Art District

Blocks 1 to 24, Lodhi Colony, New Delhi 110003

Curated by the St+art India Foundation, the residential government quarters of Lodhi Colony have been transformed into India's first open-air public art district. Renowned international and Indian street artists have painted over 50 towering murals across symmetrical building facades, exploring themes of biodiversity, climate action, cultural heritage, and human coexistence.

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Safdarjung's Garden Tomb (1754 CE)
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Safdarjung's Garden Tomb (1754 CE)

Junction of Sri Aurobindo Marg and Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Built in 1754 CE for Nawab Safdarjung, Prime Minister of the Mughal Empire under Ahmad Shah Bahadur, this grand sandstone and marble mausoleum represents the final monumental flowering of Mughal architectural style. Set in a 300-meter square walled Charbagh garden with ornamental water canals, the central pavilion rises with decorated arches and a lofty fluted marble dome.

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Tomb of Sikandar Lodi & Athpula Bridge Hidden Gem
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Tomb of Sikandar Lodi & Athpula Bridge

Lodhi Gardens, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Built in 1517–1518 CE by Ibrahim Lodi for his father Sultan Sikandar Lodi, this octagonal mausoleum stands inside an impressive walled defensive battlement, recognized as the earliest precursor to the Mughal walled garden tomb. Just to the east spans Athpula (Eight-Pier Bridge)—a 16th-century Mughal stone bridge commissioned during Emperor Akbar's reign.

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