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Lal Gumbad

Red Tomb

Lal Gumbad is the tomb of Shaikh Kabir–ud-Din-Auliya who was buried here in 1397. It is one of the earliest examples of architecture in Delhi, built during Mohammad bin Tughlaq's rule. Little is known about the saint, except that he lived during Tughlaq rule. It is made up of Red Sandstone from which it gets its name.

Address
Maharishi Dayanand Marg
Getting there
Located opposite the retail outlets in Maharishi Dayanand Marg

Listing from Wikivoyage: Delhi/South, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Location and details from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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