Delhi : Lakkarwala Burj in Sunder Nursery

Monday, June 1, 2015

From a distance the Lakkarwala Burj, looked very similar to the Sundar Burj. But as we grew closer we the differences made them stand apart.

Lakkarwala Burj

 Again we walked on the stone paves with gardens all around from Sunder Mahal to reach the monument.  Felt like we were back in time. These monuments put you  in a different era all together.

Lakkarwala Burj

This monument stands on a high platform. The high platform was made of stone.  There was restoration done on the stone work, it looked that good over the years.  It had cutouts made in the stone, all around.  

Lakkarwala Burj

The design and art work done on the walls and dome of it looked similar to Sundar Burj. Minute changes on it, made a big difference.

Lakkarwala Burj

For a change the doors of this monument were open, and we stepped in to see it from the inside. The walls were beautifully painted. The art work displayed on the dome was mind blowing. It makes me ponder, how they might have done it in that era with no a mistake. Symmetry…

Ceiling of Lakkarwala Burj

There were carving are wonderful 

and inscriptions are in Arabic or maybe Persian on the walls. As I don’t know the language couldn’t interpret it. 

We then went ahead to see the Arched Platform.

Delhi : Sunder Mahal

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Next we headed out to see the Sunder Mahal located on the right hand side of Sunder Burj in Sunder Nursery.  

Sunder Mahal

Intial thoughts were that this might be a storage site. Rohan corrected me, stating that it is a Mahal a.k.a Palace.

Sunder Mahal from the inside

To my knowledge it didn't look like one. It was made of stone. Even the arches were made of stone arranged in different order, which gave it a unique look.

Sunder Mahal

The monument was under restoration as the inside was filled with building material. The so called Mahal had various entrances to it , which were all interconnected from within. The design pattern on the inside was common all over the Mahal i.e. the work on the walls and ceiling was the same.

Sunder Mahal

Delhi : Sunder Nursery

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Sunder Nursery, is a 70 acre land on which stand many monuments. It houses the Sundar Burj, Sundar Mahal , Lakkarwala Burj, Garden Pavillion, Arched Platform and Graves.

The Nursery is maintained by Central Public Works Department (CPWD)

The Sunder Nursery was formerly known as Azim Baug, These 16^th century monuments are located very close to Humayun’s Tomb and Nizamuddin Basti.

After visiting Gol Gumbad, Sabz Burj and Barakhamba Monument we came here. 

The CPWD is doing a good job of restoring the monuments in the premises. It is also creating gardens in the premises, which adds to the feel good factor  for it.

Once the conservation and restoration work is done, the Nursery will portray a completely different picture about the place. Flashback…

Other historic sites in and around Delhi are Sunder Nursery, Humayun Tomb Complex, Mehrauli Archaeological Park and 
Qutub Complex. A must for history lovers.