Delhi Heritage Trail 22
Safdarjung Tomb
This is one of the last Mughul grand edifice built around 1754 when the Mughul empire was in shambles and king was loosing his powers and authority. The red sandstone monument is entered through an ornamental double storied gateway which is quite lavishly decorated with its arched first floor still retaining the original Mughul paintings. The mausoleum is at the centre with gardens called char bagh on all its four sides giving it a grand look. It resembles Humayuns Tomb built two centuries earlier but can never be compared with it.
Safdar Jung was the Governor of Awadh and was later Prime Minister under Mohammed Shah the Mughul emperor (1719-1748). The tomb was built by his son Nawab Shuja ud Dowlah as a mark of respect in his memory. The Tomb is described as the last flicker in the dying lamp of Mughul architecture in Delhi. The nearby Safdarjung Enclave is upper middle class locality and the old Safdarjung Airport is also nearby.
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