HIGHLIGHT

ON OUR

FORGOTTEN GLORIESLOAM

Group Name

A4S

MEMBERS ABHISHEK ANAND -

9157592 AMAR KUMAR -

9157593 AKSHAY BHATIA -

9157604 ANUBHAV -

9157594 SOURABH -

9157602

INTRODUCTION

ABHISHEK ANAND - LEADER AMAR KUMAR - VICE

LEADER AKSHAY BHATIA - CHIEF

ADVISOR ANUBHAV -

ADVISOR SOURABH KATARIA - MEMBER

SELF

SURVEY

SPOT LIGHT ON OUR

FORGOTTEN GLORIES

L. O. A. M.(Layup of Our Ancient

Memorials)

APPLICATION This project will be very useful for us as well as asi. In this project we highlight all the problems that is

related to our historical monument and in delhi `and in last also write their solutions also highlight the canolition of them

We hope when an organisation office studies this project he wil get more information and see the actual condition of the monument .

For spread awareness Prepared cd & sent it into media Document is also sent some of the high officials

of delhi government.

LAL GUMBAD

DATE OF SURVEY8-SEPT-2013 SUNDAY LAL GUMBAD

SOURCE BOOK GROUP SURVEY NEWSPAPER INTERNET GOOGLE WIKIPEDIA

NAME – LAL GUMBAD (RAKABWALA

GUMBAD)TIME - 1397

MEMORIAL OF SHAIKH KABIR-UD-DIN-AULIYA

STRUCTURE – SQUARE SHAPED TOMB, TOPPED

WITH PLASTER DOME

INSIDE THE TOMB THERE ARE 9 TOMBSTONES, THE MAIN ONE BEING IS THE SUFI SAINT.

Present condition :There are iron rings on the western wall of tomb.The alternate name of this tomb came about due to golden final it was said to be once an ornamented with many years ago but which was later stolen by thieves.

HISTORY IT IS ONE OF THE MANY GRAND PIECES OF

ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE THAT BEUTIFULLY ADORN THE CITY OF DELHI

LAL GUMBAD IS THE TOMB OF SHAIKH KABIR-UD-DIN AULIYA WHO WAS BURIED HERE IN 1397 DURING THE PRE-MUGHAL ERA

THE LAL GUMBAD IS NAME SO BECAUSE OF THE BRIGHT RED COLOUR OF THE MONUMENT BUT NOW THE CONDITION IS VERY CHANGE

Tomb Of A Sufi Saint

This monument is a tomb, which contains the mortal remains of Shaikh-Ud-Din-Auliya, a sufi saint who was buried here in the year of 1397. The history of Shaikh-Ud-Din-Auliya, except that he might have been the disciple of sufi saint Roshan Chirag Dilli of chisti order who himself was the Spiritual heir of renowned sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya.

KHIRKI MASJID

• SURVEY

9-AUG-2013 FRIDAY - 31-AUG 2013 SATURDAY

HISTORY

• KHIRKI PREFIXED TO MASJID IS AN URDU WORD THAT MEANS THE “MASJID OF WINDOW”

• BUILT - 1351-54 • ARCHITECT- KHAN-I-JAHAN JUNAN SHAH • ARCHITECTURAL STYLE – TUGHLUQID • ARCHITECTURAL TYPE - MOSQUE

The Mosque has a 52 m (170.6 ft)x52 m (170.6 ft) square plan in an area of 87 m2 (936.5 sq ft). It is raised on a plinth of 3 m (9.8 ft). There are four open courtyards (square in size of 9.14 m (30.0 ft) on each side) encircled by arcades built with 180 square structural columns and 60 pilasters, which run in north–south direction and divides into aisles. The open courtyards are the source of light and ventilation to the internal prayer spaces. The roof is partitioned into 25 squares of equal size with 9 small domes in each square (totaling to 81 domes) and alternated by 12 flat roofs to cover the roof. There are four open courts. This internal layout gives a spectacular view, which is a photographers delight.

ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION

IMPORTANCE

The imortance of khirki masjid architectural elegance has been

considered precursor to the intensely metaphorical

mughal archtecture (1526-1857) with lodhi periods

(1451 -1526)architecture

RESTORATIONWORKS OF THE KHIRKI MOSQUE DONE BY ASI , WHICH CONVERTED INTO PINK MONUMENT.IT IS ONE OF THE 43 MONUMENTS

IDENTIFIED BY THE ASI FOR RESTORATION BEFORE 2010 COMMON WEALTH GAMES

QUILA RAI PITTHORA

SURVEY12 OCT. 2013, SATURDAY – 31ST OCT. 2013

HISTORYThe Chauhan prince of Sakambhari, Vigraharaja IV captured “Delhi” from the “Tomar Rajputa” in latter half of 12th Century.The Grandson of Vigraharaja IV “Prithviraja Chauhan”, built Quila Rai Pithora, the first city of Delhi by extending the Lal Kot.The city drived its name from the title of Prithviraj Chauhan and thus came to be known as “Qila Rai Pithora” with Lal Kot as its Southern-Western base.

LOCATIONAt present the ruin of Qila Rai Pithora has been Conservation in a 20-acre DDA conservation Park at Mehrauli.The ruin of Qila Rai Pithora can be reached by taking the IIT-Mehrauli road just past the Adhchini village. The ruins of the ramparts of the extended city are rubble-built and are 5 to 6 meters in thickness, with a height of 18 meters on some sides and are surrounded by a wide moat from the outside.The city had a number of imposing gateways and bastions. According to Timur, Qila Rai Pithora had 13 gates. Out of the 13 gates, 3 gates remained i.e. :-(1)The Badaun Gate (2)Hauz-Rani Gate(3)Barka Gate.

Satpula Monument

SURVEY10 – NOV – 2013 SUNDAY

30 – NOV – 2013 SATURDAY

HISTORY• During the second decade rule of Sultan Muhammad Shah

Tughlaq, the economic conditions of the Delhi Sultanate was in distress due to very high expenses incurred on the war campaign in South India (Deccan) and also due to the Sultan establishing his southern capital atDaulatabad. Both these acts necessitated increasing taxes to enhance the treasury coffers to meet large expenses. But people were dissatisfied and distressed with these developments. Some tribal groups, such as the Chaghatai tribes, had rebelled, launched raids on many places in North India and even posed serious threats to Delhi, when the Sultan was on his south Indian campaign. In the period between 1334 and 1344, repeated droughts had caused famines that were further compounded by the Black Plague

ARCHITECTURE•Satpula is a remarkable ancient water

harvesting dam or weir located about 800 m (2,625 ft) east of the Khirki Masjid that is integral to the compound wall of the medieval fourth city of the Jahanpanah in Delhi, with its construction credited to the reign of Sultan Muhammad Shah Tughlaq (Muhammad bin Tughluq) (1325–1351) of the Tughlaq Dynasty.

• The objective of building the weir was for providing water for irrigation and also, as a part of the city wall, to provide defense security to the city against attacking armies.

• Satpula is a usage in Urdu and Hindi languages, which literally means “seven bridges”.

RESTORATION• The ASI has recently carried out restoration work .• This restoration now permit Acces to the wide

parapet of the bridge to fully view the impressive engeneering structure.

• The restoration works carried out by asi for specially identified monuments .With slogan

“welcome to historical city of delhi” adopted by

commonwealth secretiariat

YUSUF QATTAL

SURVEY

8 –DEC- 2013 - SUNDAY 24 – DEC -2013 - TUE

LOCATIONShaikh Yusuf Quttal Tomb is located in Khirki village. As you near the Khirki Village, inside a park you’ll notice 2 striking structures which would appear out of place. Surrounded as they are with urban homes and shops et al, these tomb structures appear anachronistic. One of the tombs inside this park which is in the picture shared belongs to Shaikh Yusuf Quttal. It is a small pavilion with dome that rest on twelve pillars. The pillars have some magnificent red sandstone latticework screens between them

CONCLUSION• After Completion Of this Project We Learnt a Lot Of things .It

is Very Useful to us • This Project is useful to Know Our Forgotten Glorious ,

Which Were the Famous and Cultures Sites in the Past .But At Present this is Going towards Ruins.

• Archeologist Survey Of India is Doing Work For Maintenance and Repairing Of Historical Sites .But Some Monument is Missed From the Eye Of ASI. It is Very Sadly to Say that Which Known, they are also not in proper Condition.

• So ,our team members are requesting the ASI please do extra effort to save Historical Sites.