Lodi Gardens Historical Facts and Pictures

Lodi Gardens, located in the city of Delhi in India, is a historical landmark and park extending over an area of 90 acres. It boasts of elaborate architectural works of the fifteenth century Sayyid and Lodi dynasties. The Lodi Gardens, containing the tombs of Mohammed Shah and Sikander Lodi, Sheesh Gumbad and the Bara Gumbad, is currently under protection of the Archeological Survey of India.
Mohammed Shah’s (the last Sayyid dynasty ruler) tomb was one of the earliest ones to be built in the Lodi Gardens as Ala-ud-din Alam Shah built it in 1444, to pay tribute to the king. The tomb of Sikander Lodi was built in 1517, by Ibrahim Lodi, Sikander Lodi’s son and the Sultan of Delhi of the Lodi Dynasty. Ibrahim Lodi’s defeat to Babur in 1526, in the First battle of Panipat laid the foundation for the Mughal Empire. The garden then underwent many renovations and improvements under different Mughal emperors, depending on the purpose they used it for. The fact that not much architectural work survives at present from the Sayyid and Lodi dynasties increases the historical importance of the Lodi Gardens along with its need for preservation.

Lodi Gardens

Lodi Gardens Pictures

Lodi Gardens

Lodi Garden Tomb and Mosque

Bara Gumbad Tomb in Lodi Gardens

Mohammed Shah Tomb in Lodhi Garden

Shisha Gumbad in Lodhi Gardens

Sikander Lodi Tomb in Lodi Garden Pictures

Sikander Lodi Tomb in Lodi Garden

Three Domed Mosque in Lodhi Gardens

Lodhi Garden Inside

Lodhi Garden Inside View

Lodhi Garden Inside

During British Raj, Lady Willingdon, the wife of Marquess of Willingdon, the Governor-General of India, landscaped the garden. It was inaugurated on the 9th of April, 1936 and was named the Lady Willingdon Park after its landscaper. The garden was later named the Lodi Gardens after Indian Independence.