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Photo: Photo by Axshazxaf via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)A 13th-century royal reservoir, later a madrasa and tomb complex, now sits beside one of Delhi's trendiest villages.
A 13th-century fortified reservoir in Hauz Khas, built by Sultan Alauddin Khilji to supply water to nearby Siri Fort, and later expanded with a madrasa (Islamic seminary) and tomb complex by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. The surrounding ruins, tank and tree-lined pathways now sit alongside Hauz Khas Village, one of Delhi's trendiest dining and boutique shopping districts. This contrast between medieval ruins and contemporary nightlife makes it one of the city's most distinctive heritage settings. The complex is protected and maintained for public visiting.
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108 stone steps lead down to what was once a deep water tank, between walls built to pull your eye toward the water.
Feroz Shah Tughlaq had an Ashokan pillar moved here, and it still stands among the ruins of his fortress.
Gandhi lived here for his last 144 days, from 9 September 1947. On 30 January 1948 he was assassinated on these grounds, and a line of footsteps cast in concrete traces his last walk to the prayer meeting.