The dome
On a high platform.
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A sandstone and marble mausoleum built in 1754 for Nawab Safdarjung, the ruler of Awadh who became prime minister of the Mughal Empire in 1748; it is one of the last great tombs built in the Mughal style. It follows the older imperial tombs, the Taj Mahal most famously, with eight rooms around the main chamber under the dome, the «eight paradises», and a garden divided into four by channels and paths outside. It was the first tomb of its kind built by someone outside the imperial family, and it shows late Mughal touches in its stucco decoration and colours; the top of its platform gives a lovely view over the garden. Foreign visitors pay about ₹300, and it opens daily from sunrise to sunset, per visitor guides. It's quiet and uncrowded, a short distance from Lodi Gardens.
On a high platform.
With channels.
Late Mughal.
Lodi Road, New Delhi
About ₹300 for foreign visitors; it opens daily from sunrise to sunset, per visitor guides.
