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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D70
Shutter Speed:10/2500 second
Aperture:F/8.0
Focal Length:18 mm
Date Taken:Feb 25, 2005, 2:07:35 PM

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Safdarjung tombby `gilad

Photography / Urban & Rural / Cityscapes & Skylines

_{Representing the last phase of the Mughal style of architecture, Safdarjung's Tomb stands in the centre of an extensive garden. Built in 1753 by Nawab Shauja-ud-Daula to house the remains of his father, who was a minister in the Mughal Court, the tomb is referred to as the "Last flicker in the lamp of Mughal Architecture".The tomb stands on a high terrace surrounded by an extensive walled garden. It makes a pleasant retreat from the urban bustle. It's short walk from Lodi Garden.

On either side are beautiful pavilions known as "Moti Mahal" or the pearl palace, "Jangli Mahal" or the sylvan palace and "Badshah Pasand" or the emperor's favorite. The mausoleum built with red sandstone and buff stone is faced with marble and stands squarely in the middle of a garden. There are two graves here, one of Safdarjung and the other presumably his wife's. The square central chamber of the mausoleum is surrounded by eight rooms all around. All the apartments, except the corner ones are rectangular in shape, the corner ones being octagonal. The dome of the tomb rises from a sixteen-sided base. The tomb has been criticized for its weakness in proportions hence a lack of balance in its make-up.

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New Delhi, India.

I enjoyed a perfect sky for that shot, a sky i was hoping for the whole time I was in India.

Merry xmas everybody, and happy holidays.

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~NEcrOMAnCERDEmON Feb 3, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

This is not Safdarjung Tomb. Its Humayun's Tomb. Please correct the title and tags.
Anyways, this is a nice capture!

~rohankapur Jul 30, 2011 Student Traditional Artist

Hey! I've got some pictures of Mosques in Delhi too!
Why don't you check them out?

~flygye12 Mar 2, 2011

Feel bad to point out but that is Humayun's Tomb. This building is thought to be the origin behind the idea of the Taj Mahal's design (I find it much sombre than the Taj)

Great Capture tho !

~my-cousine-vinny Feb 16, 2010

Excellent !

~Angel-Awaiting Apr 19, 2009

I wish I can travel as much as you do... only place I've been in was Spain (I was born there, never been back from age 5), Hong Kong (for a month when I was 10) and Florida (where I grew up and live now.