Delhi Heritage Trail : 27
Tomb of Bijri Khan
This Tomb situated in R.K.Puram Sector 3 is at a stone throwaway distance from Venkateswara Temple. It is an isolated tomb situated in a Residential area of south Delhi. It is a mausoleum enclosing the burial chamber of the dead. It is built on a raised platform and is square in shape. It has three arched entrances with doorways and the architecture of the Tomb places it to Lodhi era. Nothing is much known about Bijri Khan who a noble of the Lodhi kings buried here 500 years back. The dome of the Tomb is massive and impressive and the colour is a mix of light cream and brown.
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