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Mehrauli
Archaeological
Park
is
an
archaeological
area
spread
over
200
acre
in
Mehrauli,
Delhi,
adjacent
to
Qutub
Minar
World
Heritage
site
and
the
Qutb
complex.
It
consists
of
over
100
historically
significant
monuments.
It
is
the
only
area
in
Delhi
known
for
1,000
years
of
continuous
occupation,
and
includes
the
ruins
of
Lal
Kot
built
by
Tomar
Rajputs
in
1060
CE,
making
it
the
oldest
extant
fort
of
Delhi,
and
architectural
relics
of
subsequent
period,
rule
of
Khalji
dynasty,
Tughlaq
dynasty,
Lodhi
dynasty
of
Delhi
Sultanate,
Mughal
Empire,
and
the
British
Raj.
The
park
contains
sites
like
Tomb
of
Balban,
ca
1287
CE,
wherein
a
true
arch
and
the
true
dome
were
built
for
the
first
time
in
India,
Jamali
Kamali
Mosque
and
Tomb
of
Maulana
Jamali
Kamali
(Jamali
Kamboh),
built
1526
-
1535
CE,
Quli
Khan's
Tomb,
Gandhak
ki
Baoli,
Rajon
Ki
Baoli,
a
stepwell,
and
Madhi
Masjid.
Other
near
by
monuments
Jahaz
Mahal,
Zafar
Mahal
of
Bahadur
Shah
II
alias
Lal
Mahal,
Hauz-i-Shamsi
and
Tomb
of
Adham
Khan.
Pillars
and
remains
of
several
old
temples
are
also
lay
scattered
in
the
park.The
redevelopment
of
the
area
as
an
archaeological
park
and
conservation
of
important
structures
started
in
1997,
in
collaboration
between
Delhi
Tourism
and
Transportation
Development
Corporation
(DTTDC),
the
State
Department
of
Archaeology,
the
Delhi
Development
Authority
(DDA)
and
the
Indian
National
Trust
for
Art
and
Cultural
Heritage
(INTACH),
which
first
started
systematic
documentation
of
structures
in
the
area
and
also
started
conducting
heritage
walks
since
2000.
Over
the
years,
INTACH
has
restored
some
40
monuments
in
the
Park
and
added
signages,
heritage
trails,
and
sandstone
trail-markers.
Besides
this
the
PARK
NEEDS
A
LOT
OF
MAINTENANCE.
AND
MOST
OF
THE
SITES
ARE
COLSED
FOR
UNKNOWN
TIME..