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  • Siri Fort
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  • Siri Fort, in the city of New Delhi, was built during the rule of Ala-ud-Din Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols. It was the second of the seven cities of medieval Delhi built around 1303 (stated to be the first entirely constructed by Muslims), which at present is seen only in ruins with a few remnants (pictured) Near the Siri Fort ruins modern auditoriums, the Asiad Games Village Complex and residential and commercial establishments fill the modern landscape between the Khel Gaon Marg and the Aurobindo Marg in the heart of South Delhi.
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Built
  • c. 1303
Partof
demolished
  • 1540
map size
  • 200
open to public
  • Yes
Name
  • Siri Fort
Type
  • Afghan-Saljuq-styled Fort
Caption
  • Siri Fort wall and Tohfe Wala Gumbad dome near the village of Shahpur Jat.
  • Southern Gate Ruins of the Siri Fort near Panchsheel Park
Battles
Condition
  • Ruin
Image
  • 300
Latitude
  • 28.552400
map type
  • India
Longitude
  • 77.223500
controlledby
Builder
Materials
  • Stone and Bricks
Location
  • New Delhi, India
abstract
  • Siri Fort, in the city of New Delhi, was built during the rule of Ala-ud-Din Khalji of the Delhi Sultanate to defend the city from the onslaught of the Mongols. It was the second of the seven cities of medieval Delhi built around 1303 (stated to be the first entirely constructed by Muslims), which at present is seen only in ruins with a few remnants (pictured) Near the Siri Fort ruins modern auditoriums, the Asiad Games Village Complex and residential and commercial establishments fill the modern landscape between the Khel Gaon Marg and the Aurobindo Marg in the heart of South Delhi.