Masjid and Madarsa at Hauz Khas Complex

The Hauz Khas Complex is defined by an L-shaped structure of ruins that stretches along the southern and eastern banks of a large, sunken water reservoir. This reservoir, or hauz, was originally excavated in the late thirteenth century by Alauddin Khalji to provide water for his capital city, Siri. In the middle of the fourteenth century, Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq restored the silted-up tank and commissioned the surrounding buildings, including the mosque and the madrasa that still stand above the water today.