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Bara
Gumbad (literally
"big dome")
is
a
medieval monument
located
in Lodhi
Gardens
In
Delhi,
India.
It
is
part
of
a
group
of
monuments
that
include
a Friday
mosque(Jama
Masjid)
and
the
"mehman
khana"
(guest
house)
of Sikandar
Lodhi,
the
ruler
of
the Delhi
Sultanate.
The
Bara
Gumbad
was
constructed
in
1490
CE,
during
the
reign
of
the Lodhi
dynasty.
Its
construction
is
generally
attributed
to
Sikandar
Lodhi,
and
it
is
believed
to
have
the
earliest
constructed
full
dome
of
any
building
in
Delhi.
Bara
GumbadNative
name
Hindi: बड़ा
गुम्बद
Bara
Gumbad
at Lodhi
Garden
Type
historic
monumental
mosque
LocationLodhi
Gardens
coordinates
°
35
′
34.
40
76
″
N
77
°
13
′
12.6480
″
Area361
square
metres
(3,886 sq ft)
(Bara
Gumbad
floor
area)Built1490
CEArchitectural
style(s)Islamic
and Hindu
architecture
governing
body
Archaeological
Survey
of
India
and NDMCOWNERGOVERNMENT
of
Delhi
Scheduled
monument
Official
name:
Bara
Gumbad
Location
of
Bara
Gumbad
in
Delhi
The
monument
is
situated
near
the Tomb
of
Sikander
Lodi
and Shikha
Gumbad.
Although
the
three
structures,
which
share
a
common
raised
platform,
were
all
built
during
the
Lodhi
reign,
they
were
not
constructed
at
the
same
time.
The
intended
purpose
of
the
builders
of
Bara
Gumbad
is
unclear:
it
may
have
been
intended
as
a
free-standing tomb,
but
no
tombstone
has
been
identified,
or
as
a
gateway.
The
area
in
which
Bara
Gumbad
is
situated
was
formally
called
Khairpur
village.
Bada
Gumbad
was
constructed
in
1490
CE,
and
is
believed
to
have
the
earliest
constructed
full
dome
of
any
building
in
Delhi.
Its
construction
is
generally
attributed
to Sikandar
Lodhi.
A Mihrab
(prayer
niche)
in
the Friday
mosque
(Jama
Masjid)
of
the
Bara
Gumbad
gives
the
date
of
construction
as
900
(Anno
Hegirae)
of
the Islamic
lunar
calendar.
Including
the
bada
gumbad
there
are
four
monuments
in
the Lodhi
Gardens;
the
other
three
being Tomb
of
Sikander
Lodhi, Shisha
Gumbad
and
the
tomb
of
Muhammad
Shah
(who
belonged
to
the Sayyid
Dynasty).
The
Bada
Gumbad
is
situated
approximately
400
metres
(1,300 ft)
southwest
of
the
tomb
and
75
metres
(246 ft)
south
of
Shisha
Gumbad.
During
the
rule
of
Sikander
Lodhi,
the
Bara
Gumbad,
the
adjacent
mosque
and
the
"mehman
khana"
(guest
house)
were
constructed.
The
Bara
Gumbad
is
speculated
to
serve
as
a
gateway
to
the
Friday
mosque.
However
owing
to
the
constitutions
date,
placement
and
stylistic
differences
the
theory
of
gateway
is
not
supported.
The
purpose
and
significance
of
the
Bara
Gumbad
is
unknown
and
to
date
remains
a
mystery.
The
Friday
mosque
was
constructed
in
1494
CE.
It
was
the
first
mosque
to
be
built
in
a
style
that
first
appeared
during
the Lodhi
Dynasty.
Some
historians
suggest
that
the
Bara
Gumbad
was
built
by
an
unidentified
noble
in
1490
CE,
before
being
appropriated
by
Sikander
Lodhi
in
1494
CE,
to
provide
an
entryway
to
his
mosque.
Simon
Digby
argued,
that
the
Bara
Gumbad
served
as
a
gateway
to
a
large
walled
enclosure,
which
included
the Shisha
Gumbad,
identified
by
the
same
scholar
as
the
tomb
of Bahlul
Lodi.
Initially,
all
the
monuments
were
built
independently,
and
were
not
in
one
confine.
In
the
early
twentieth
century,
a
park
was
developed,
bringing
the
four
monuments
in
one
confine.
The
park
was
inaugurated
on
9
April
1936
by
Lady
Willingdon,
the
wife
of Viceroy
Lord
Willingdon.
The
park
was
originally
called
the
Lady
Willingdon
Park
after
her,
but
was
renamed
to
Lodhi
Gardens
after
independence
of
India
in
1947.
t
is
speculated
that
the
Bara
Gumbad
was
constructed
to
provide
a
gateway
to
the
nearby
mosque
or
a
large
walled
enclosure.
Although
the
structure
does
not
house
any
tomb,
there
is
a
platform
in
the
central
courtyard
that
suggests
the
structure
to
be
a
burial
place.
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