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Photo: Photo by Slyronit via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)Morning walkers pass 15th and 16th century tombs of Sayyid and Lodi rulers, in a park redesigned by British landscape architects in the 1930s.
A landscaped garden in central Delhi built around the tombs of Sayyid and Lodi dynasty rulers from the 15th-16th centuries, including Mohammed Shah's Tomb and the Bara Gumbad. The gardens were redesigned in the 1930s-40s by British landscape architects into the manicured public park seen today. It remains one of Delhi's most popular spots for morning walks, joggers and picnickers amid centuries-old monuments. Entry is free and the park stays open long hours daily.
| Mon-Sun | 6 AM - 7:30 PM |
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.