Safdarjung Tomb Delhi is the second garden grave which was modeled after the Humayun's tomb. Safdarjung Tomb was constructed during the year 1754 and was accounted as "the last flicker in the lamp of Mughal architecture".
The repository has an atmosphere of roominess and a distinguished front with its vaulted and curved red brown and achromatic bleached constructions.
In reality, Safdarjung Tomb is not an emperor's grave but that of the premier of the Mughal Empire when Momhammed Shah Ahmed Shah came up to the power of the Mughal empire in Delhi in 1748.
Safdarjung ka Maqbara was constituted as the principal minister of the empire with the title of respect of Wazir ul-Mamalk-i-Hindustan. Safdarjung was also constituted as the regulator of Ajmer (5th largest urban center in Rajasthan) and grew as the Faujdar (a title of respect presented by Mughal and other Muslim rulers in South Asia to fort commandants) of Narnaul.
Nevertheless, due to overturn of events, he was disregarded in 1753. He came back to Awadh and modernized Faizabad as a town and reconstructed it as his headquarters. Safdarjung passed away in the year 1755 at the age of 46 in Sultanpur near his military headquarters.
The Safdarjung Tomb Delhi is considered as the last garden grave of Mughals and has four distinguished features:
The Charbagh garden architectural plan with the mausoleum (large burial chamber, usually above ground) at the middle
a nonuple architecture
pentad split up frontal
a big dais with an out of sight staircase.
The primary entrance to the grave has two floors and its frontal features exclusive decoration in embellished color intermediate between red and blue. Arabic inscriptions can also be witnessed on the surfaces of the facade.
There are four structures taller than its diameter around the primary tomb at the niches which are in the shape of polygons are furnished with small area set off by walls for special use.
There is a chamber underneath the ground level in the mausoleum which puts up the tombs of Safadrjung and his married woman.
Quick Facts
Landmark: Near the Safdarjung Airport
Address
Airforce Golf Course, Delhi Race Club, New Delhi, Delhi 110021
How To Reach
Nearest Airport :Indira Gandhi International Airport
Nearest Railway Station :Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station
Nearest Bus Station :ISBT Kashmiri Gate and Anand Vihar ISBT Terminal