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Siri Fort in Delhi

Siri Fort DelhiDelhi, the capital of India is also a historical place which has a number of spellbinding forts, monuments and a lot of historical constructions left over by a number of rulers once occupied the throne of Delhi. 

This place is considered to be the home of the remarkable history and the architectural excellence of the rulers during the medieval age.  One of them is the Siri fort located in the south Delhi.

About Siri Fort Delhi

Siri Fort in Delhi was constructed during the rule of one of the Delhi sultanate Alauddin Khilji. Alauddin Khilji was the founder of the Khilji dynasty during the medieval period. The construction of the fort took place between the periods of 1297 to 1307.
  • The entire construction has a credit of being done by the Muslim artists which was now left with few remnants. The fort was constructed to break the invasions of the Mongols and the defeated soldiers and generals were brought to the fort and are forced to death.
  • Alauddin Khilji was not only a power ruler but was also a very great builder and Siri fort was constructed by him which served him as his administrative center. This Siri fort also acted as a defensive fortress during the time of Khilji.
  • But later few invaders who found out the magnificent fort damaged it and took away the building material to construct their own city and forts. Due to these invasions only a few walls of the strong and a beautiful fort remain as history. 
  • Though every ruler took away the building material from the fort a thousand pillar palace Hazar Sutun and the Hauz Khas are the surviving buildings that are left over.
  • The Siri fort in Delhi stands as a significant fort of architectural design during the period of Khilji which was invaded and damaged by a number of rulers.
  • This fort of Alauddin Khilji stood as a mark of the architectural skills of the people at that time who made it to be a sturdy fort which can withstand the invasions keeping the city and the people safe.

Siri Fort Complex

Siiri Fort AuditoriumSiri Fort Auditorium Delhi is one of the biggest auditoriums in the city and withsands as a venue to number of cultural events. 

 This was constructed by the government of India which is nearby to the Siri fort sports complex. 

A number of musical concerts, dance performances, film festivals and many other cultural events were hosted in this place which can be considered as the largest complex in Delhi. 

One of the complexes in here was built during the 1982 to host the Asian games and later was handed to the ministry of broadcasting who constructed the other three auditoriums. 

This can be reached from the metro station at Green Park which is nearby. Siri fort complex is also there which is well equipped with top notch facilities. During weekdays School and Colleges can book the sports facilities but at a special rate for games.

Siri Fort Sports Complex

The Siri Fort sports complex run by the DDA offers facilities to both children and adults to pusrsue various sports.

  • Tennis courts
  • Table Tennis
  • Basket Ball
  • Jogging Track
  • Hockey
  • Squash Courts
  • Children Park
  • Cricket Practice pitches
  • Football
  • Billiards/Snooker
  • Skating
  • Taekwondo
  • Golf
  • Toddlers Pool
  • Olympic Size Swimming Pool
  • Badminton
  • Air Rifle and Pistol Shooting Range
  • Yoga
  • Fitness Centre
  • Aerobics
  • Nutrition and Health Centre
  • Naturopathy Centre
  • Reiki, Sports Shop
  • Snack Bars
Address:

35, A/1, Ground Floor, Opposite Asian Games Village Complex, Shahpur Jat,
New Delhi, Delhi, 110049
Ph: 011 2649 1975

Siri Fort Auditorium:

Asiad Village Complex,
August Kranti Marg,
New Delhi – 110049

Siri Fort Sports Complex:

August Kranti Marg,
New Delhi - 110 049
Phone no. : Reception - 26496657, 26497482
Tele Fax - 26496672
Secretary - 26496286

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