Mehrauli Archaeological Park

Mehrauli Archaeological Park covers some 200 acres next to the Qutub Minar in South Delhi and holds more than 50 monuments. The area has been lived in without a break for about a thousand years, starting with Lal Kot, the fort raised by the Tomar Rajputs in 1060 AD and the oldest one still standing in the city. Khaljis, Tughlaqs, Lodis, Mughals and the British all built here afterwards.

Balban's tomb, from about 1287 AD, is credited with the first true arch and dome in India. The Jamali Kamali mosque and tomb date from 1526 to 1535, and Rajon ki Baoli is a 16th-century stepwell associated with masons. The park also contains the white marble Dargah of Qutab Sahib, the Lodi-era Hijron ka Khanqah, and Jahaz Mahal, a pavilion shaped like a ship.