Situated 400 metre south of Adham Khan’s Tomb, the water reservoir, meant to serve the needs of masons, was built in the Ibrahim Lodi era, by a “disgruntled nobleman” Daulat Khan who played a key role in turning the history of the subcontinent in the 16th century.
It was in the 18th Century that Mughal king Akbar Shah II began construction of the palace. According to historian and author Rana Safvi: “Zafar Mahal is the last monumental structure built by the Mughals.”
From the Old City and the modernist architecture of newly independent India to the Yamuna – there is much that the visiting leaders will miss out on. And what we show visitors reflects what we are proud of