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The fourth medieval city of Delhi, established in 1326–1327 by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. The area consists of Adilabad Fort, Begampur Mosque, Bijay Mandal, Serai Shaji Mahal and so on.
Jahanpanah was the fourth medieval city of Delhi established in 1326–1327 by Delhi Sultan, Muhammad bin Tughlaq. To counter the persistent threat of Mongol invasions, Tughlaq constructed the fortified city of Jahanpanah, incorporating the Adilabad Fort, built in the 14th century, along with all the establishments located between Qila Rai Pithora and Siri Fort. Neither the city nor the fort has survived. Many reasons have been offered for such a situation. One of these is exemplified by the idiosyncratic rule of Mohammed bin Tughlaq, who inexplicably decreed the capital to be moved to Daulatabad in the Deccan, only to return to Delhi soon after.
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It is a forty-year-old temple complex and Bengali community cultural centre. The compound has three temples - that of Lord Shiva and Radha Krishna and the Main temple in the middle. Built on a small hill, it started as a Shiva temple, which still stands within the complex, the larger shrines dedicated to Kali, Shiva and Radhakrishna were added in 1984. The temple also hosted its first Durga Puja in 1977, the tradition that continues to date.
Established at the initiative of avid art collector Kiran Nadar, KNMA opened in January 2010, as the first private museum of art, exhibiting modern and contemporary works from India and the subcontinent. The core corpus of KNMA highlights works by F.N. Souza, M.F. Hussain, S.H. Raza, V.S. Gaitonde, Tyeb Mehta, Akbar Padamsee, Ram Kumar, A. Ramachandran, Rameshwar Broota and several others.
A mosque built by Khan-i-Jahan Junan Shah, the prime minister of Feroz Shah Tughlaq.
Red Tomb
Lal Gumbad is the tomb of Shaikh Kabir–ud-Din-Auliya who was buried here in 1397. It is one of the earliest examples of architecture in Delhi, built during Mohammad bin Tughlaq's rule. Little is known about the saint, except that he lived during Tughlaq rule. It is made up of Red Sandstone from which it gets its name.