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The
Tomb
of
Sikandar
Lodi
is
the
tomb
of
the
second
ruler
of
the
Lodi
Dynasty,
Sikandar
Lodi
(reign:
1489–1517
CE)
situated
in
New
Delhi,
India.[1]
The
tomb
is
situated
in
Lodhi
Gardens
in
Delhi
and
was
built
in
1517–1518
CE
by
his
son
Ibrahim
Lodi.[2]
The
monument
is
situated
100
meters
away
from
the
Bara
Gumbad
and
the
area
in
which
it
is
situated
was
formerly
a
village
called
Khairpur.
Sikandar
Lodi
(born
Nizam
Khan),
was
the
Sultan
of
Delhi
between
1489
and
1517
CE
and
was
the
son
of
Bahlul
Lodi.
After
the
death
of
his
father
in
1489,
Sikandar
Lodhi
assumed
the
reign
the
same
year
and
ruled
until
his
death
in
1517
CE.[3]
Upon
Sikandar
Lodi's
death
in
1517
CE,
his
son
Ibrahim
Lodi
built
the
tomb.
The
Tomb
of
Sikandar
Lodi
was
inspired
in
parts
by
the
tomb
of
Muhammad
Shah
which
is
also
situated
in
the
Lodhi
Gardens
The
Tomb
of
Sikandar
Lodi
was
inspired
in
parts
by
the
tomb
of
Muhammad
Shah.
It
has
octagonal
design
and
the
architectural
style
is
Indo-Islamic.
The
tomb
is
the
first
garden
tomb
in
Indian
subcontinent
and
is
India's
earliest
surviving
enclosed
garden
tomb.[5]
The
tomb
is
enclosed
within
a
fortified
complex
(entered
from
a
south
facing
gateway)
with
the
main
entrance
having
two
umbrella
shaped
domes
(pavilions)
which
was
designed
to
preserve
the
symmetry
and
relative
proportions
of
the
body
of
the
building.[6][7]
Both
pavilions
on
the
square
platform
in
the
front
have
remains
of
blue
tiles.[8]
The
tomb
is
situated
in
the
middle
of
a
large
garden
and
tall
boundary
walls.
Tomb
chamber
is
surrounded
by
a
wide
veranda
with
carved
pillars
with
each
side
pierced
by
three
arches
and
the
angles
occupied
by
sloping
buttresses
The
Tomb
of
Sikandar
Lodi
is
located
in
and
is
a
part
of
the
Lodhi
Gardens
in
Delhi,
India.
The
village,
where
the
monument
stands
was
earlier
called
Khairpur.
The
garden
is
bounded
by
Amrita
Shergill
Marg
in
the
West,
North-West
and
North,
Max
MuellerMarg
on
the
East
and
Lodhi
Road
on
the
South
Side.
Safdarjang
Tomb
is
situated
on
South-West
corner
of
the
Lodhi
Garden
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