<div>Delhi is a city which boasts of a rich heritage and cultural history and has numerous historical monuments too. One of them is the tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan near Qutub Minar.<br /><br />Muhammad Quli Khan was the brother of Adham Khan, who was the son of Maham Anga, the wet nurse of the Mughal emperor Akbar. <div> </div><div>Muhammad Quli Khan rebelled against the emperor and is said to have been killed by being thrown off the parapet. <br /><br />The two brothers were generals in the royal army. Quli Khan’s tomb was constructed in the early <span>17th century.</span></div><div> </div><div>This was the seat of Charles Metcalfe’s Dilkusha, the weekend retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Delhi. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Metcalfe worked as a negotiator between the East India Company and the Mughal ruler. <br /></div><div><br />It is said that he renovated this place for himself because he wanted to keep a watch on emperor Bahadur Shah II, who had his Zafar Mahal Palace in Mehrauli to spend his summer time. <br /></div><div> </div><div>During <span>the great revolt of 1857 the house was ransacked </span><span>and abandoned. </span></div><div> </div><div>The tomb of Quli Khan is located at the South East of Qutub Minar within 200 meters of distance. <br /><br />Between 1835 and 1853, Charles also extended a garden and added other buildings around the entire area which was called as Dilkusha.</div><div> </div><div>The tomb has octagonal plan from outside and square plan from inside and the interior has intricate and painted plasterworks. <br /><br />It also gives a great view of the famous Qutub Minar. </div><div> </div><div>The tomb was one of the selected monuments conserved under the Commonwealth Games project. <br /></div><div> </div><div>During the conservation work, the most problematic area which came out was the supporting wall. <br /></div><div><br />The wall was in a very bad condition and had partially broken. <br /><br />It was restored using Delhi quartzite stones and lime mortar, consisting of lime, surkhi and badarpur sand.</div><div><br /></div></div>
<div>Delhi is a city which boasts of a rich heritage and cultural history and has numerous historical monuments too. One of them is the tomb of Muhammad Quli Khan near Qutub Minar.<br /><br />Muhammad Quli Khan was the brother of Adham Khan, who was the son of Maham Anga, the wet nurse of the Mughal emperor Akbar. <div> </div><div>Muhammad Quli Khan rebelled against the emperor and is said to have been killed by being thrown off the parapet. <br /><br />The two brothers were generals in the royal army. Quli Khan’s tomb was constructed in the early <span>17th century.</span></div><div> </div><div>This was the seat of Charles Metcalfe’s Dilkusha, the weekend retreat away from the hustle and bustle of the city of Delhi. <br /></div><div> </div><div>Metcalfe worked as a negotiator between the East India Company and the Mughal ruler. <br /></div><div><br />It is said that he renovated this place for himself because he wanted to keep a watch on emperor Bahadur Shah II, who had his Zafar Mahal Palace in Mehrauli to spend his summer time. <br /></div><div> </div><div>During <span>the great revolt of 1857 the house was ransacked </span><span>and abandoned. </span></div><div> </div><div>The tomb of Quli Khan is located at the South East of Qutub Minar within 200 meters of distance. <br /><br />Between 1835 and 1853, Charles also extended a garden and added other buildings around the entire area which was called as Dilkusha.</div><div> </div><div>The tomb has octagonal plan from outside and square plan from inside and the interior has intricate and painted plasterworks. <br /><br />It also gives a great view of the famous Qutub Minar. </div><div> </div><div>The tomb was one of the selected monuments conserved under the Commonwealth Games project. <br /></div><div> </div><div>During the conservation work, the most problematic area which came out was the supporting wall. <br /></div><div><br />The wall was in a very bad condition and had partially broken. <br /><br />It was restored using Delhi quartzite stones and lime mortar, consisting of lime, surkhi and badarpur sand.</div><div><br /></div></div>
