BADA LAO KA GUMBAD, DELHI - a photo on Flickriver

            Just behind the Basant Lok market stands the Lodi-period tomb, Bara Lao ka Gumbad. The tomb itself is worth visiting although it remains unknown as to who is buried here. It stands on a high platform (pierced along the sides by cells that may have functioned as shelters) and adjoins a wall mosque. On the outside, this is just another plastered, rubble-built tomb. But inside, it’s a fine example of medieval decorative techniques. The domed ceiling is criss-crossed by bands of crimson paint converging at a circular pattern of calligraphy and ﬂoral designs. The mihrab has an intricate border of incised plaster. Though the incised plaster medallions inside the tomb have worn away, the ones outside, on either side of the arched doorway, are intact. Adjacent to the tomb is a baradari (‘pavilion with twelve doorways’). Very little remains of the original structure, a four-sided pavilion, with three arched entrances on each side.
   

Taken in: India / Delhi / New Delhi / Vasant Vihar (show map)

Taken on: January 6, 2017

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Camera: Sony DSC-W630, f/2.6, 1/500 sec, 4.5mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-W630
Aperture:	f/2.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	4.5mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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