Sabz Burj, or the Green Tower, stands at a busy traffic intersection as a distinct, octagonal monument. Its most recognizable feature is the bulbous dome and the elongated drum below it, which are clad in vibrant, glazed tiles. Built in…
Nizamuddin Sufi Heritage Walk
Walk through the narrow, medieval alleys of Delhi's most spiritually charged neighborhood to find ancient stepwells, exquisite Mughal tombs, and a legendary local kebab kitchen.
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1. Sabz Burj
2. Ghalib Academy
The Ghalib Academy is a low-slung building distinguished by its ornamental canopies and delicate stone lattice work, designed to reflect the architectural style of the nineteenth century. It sits in the Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin, just a few…
3. Mazar-e-Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib Tomb
The tomb of Mirza Ghalib sits within a quiet, stone-walled courtyard in the Nizamuddin Basti, tucked away from the crowded lanes leading to the nearby shrine of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. You can identify the site by its small, enclosed…
4. Chausath Khambha
Chausath Khamba is a square mausoleum constructed entirely of white marble, recognizable by its sixty-four pillars that support twenty-five interior bays. Built between sixteen twenty-three and sixteen twenty-four during the reign of…
5. Ghalib Kabab Corner
Ghalib Kabab Corner sits near the Markazi Masjid in the Nizamuddin neighborhood of New Delhi. You can distinguish this small eatery by the charcoal smoke rising from its grills and the crowd gathered along Ghalib Road. Since nineteen…
6. Ataga khan tomb
The tomb of Ataga Khan is a square red sandstone mausoleum identifiable by its dome and its intricate white marble inlays. Built between fifteen sixty-two and fifteen sixty-six, the structure honors a man who rose from a foot soldier to…
7. Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia
The Dargah Nizamuddin Aulia is defined by a central dome featuring striking vertical stripes of black marble, crowned by a distinct lotus-shaped crest. This site serves as the mausoleum of the fourteenth-century Sufi saint Nizamuddin…
8. Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah Baoli
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Baoli is a seven-hundred-year-old stepwell, recognizable by its deep, rectangular stone tank and the series of steps that descend eighty feet below the ground to a natural spring. Built in thirteen twenty-one by the…