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500px provided description: Safdarjung's Tomb is a sandstone and marble mausoleum in New Delhi, India. It was built in 1754 in the late Mughal Empire style for the statesman Safdarjung. The slabs from the tomb of Abdul Rahim Khankhana were used in the construction of the tomb. The tomb has four key features which are: The Char Bagh plan with the mausoleum at the center, a ninefold floor plan, a five-part fa?ade and a large podium with a hidden stairway.

The main entry gate to the tomb is two-storied and its fa?ade has very elaborate ornamentation over plastered surfaces and is in ornate purple colour. Entering through the main gate gives a perfect view of the mausoleum. Its walls are built high and the cent6ral dome, which is the main mausoleum of Safdarjung, is built over a terrace. Red and buff stones are the materials used for building the main mausoleum. The central chamber, square in shape, has eight partitions with a cenotaph in the middle. There are four towers around the main tomb at the corners which are polygonal in shape and are provided with kiosks. They have marble panels which are faded, and decorated arches. There is an underground chamber in the mausoleum which houses the graves of Safadrjung and his wife. [#park ,#sky ,#city ,#travel ,#religion ,#tower ,#old ,#tourism ,#architecture ,#building ,#culture ,#monument ,#castle ,#lawn ,#outdoors ,#exterior ,#famous ,#dome ,#delhi ,#historic ,#formal garden ,#safdarjung tomb ,#India]