Shadow of the Past

Doesn't it sound little strange that we guys live in Delhi and we are unaware of these places, seems like we are unaware of the history of the capital of India. I am also like you guys, I was also  not aware but my Final project helped me a lot to know our city better.

The Tomb of Balban is located in Mehrauli, New Delhi. It was discovered in the mid-twentieth century. The tomb is surrounded by the ruins of an extensive late-medieval settlement and it offers, from certain angles, a remarkable view of the Qutub Minar. To the east of Balban's tomb, lies a ruined rectangular structure said to be the grave of Khan Shahid, Balban's son, whose original name was Muhammad, who died fighting against the Mongols near Multan in 1285.

  There is no roof left to the tomb, but it has three chambers adjacent to each other. The biggest and the central chamber would have been the burial chamber of the sultan but no grave exists now. Around Balban’s tomb there are a number of buildings dating from the late-Mughal times, which probably constituted a residential area.

 Most of it is destroyed now but still it looks good and a peaceful place.