{"id":19302,"date":"2014-03-21T10:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=19302"},"modified":"2014-12-13T16:01:09","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T10:31:09","slug":"the-undeciphered-structure-of-bijay-mandal-in-delhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-undeciphered-structure-of-bijay-mandal-in-delhi","title":{"rendered":"The Undeciphered Structure of Bijay Mandal in Delhi"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34698\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34698\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-undeciphered-structure-of-bijay-mandal-in-delhi\/attachment\/bijay-mandal-delhi\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-34698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2014\/03\/bijay-mandal-delhi-665x445.jpg\" alt=\"Bijay Mandal, Delhi\" width=\"665\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2014\/03\/bijay-mandal-delhi-665x445.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2014\/03\/bijay-mandal-delhi-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2014\/03\/bijay-mandal-delhi-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2014\/03\/bijay-mandal-delhi.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34698\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Rustic Structure of Bijay Mandal in Delhi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>Location: <\/b>Kalu Sarai Village near IIT, New Delhi<\/p>\n<p>Deciphering the archaeological history of Delhi is really a hard task to do! You never know what is camouflaged in those silently standing mystical structures which were built centuries ago. Recently, I somehow stumbled upon a similar puzzling structure of which no one had any clear knowledge about. After having researched for hours, I found out that it was the \u201cthousand pillared\u201d palace of the most eccentric ruler, Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. The huge complex of the fort is a part of Jahanpanah, one of the four cities of Delhi Sultanate.<\/p>\n<p>Built in the 14<sup>th<\/sup> century, the Bijay Mandal fort almost remains in ruins now. Though it is supposedly the palace of the emperor, it looks nothing but a damped structure with no architectural beauty. It was constructed by Allauddin Khilji with some additions by Muhammad bin Tughlaq. The entire structure has been positioned on a raise platform, surmounted by another higher platform. A ramp on the side leads to an octagonal pavilion that offers a spectacular view of the city. On the northern side, lies the shrine of a sufi saint called Sheikh Hasan Tahir, accompanied by several other graves around.<\/p>\n<p>The structure of Bijay Mandal has been deteriorated so much so that it is almost impossible for the archaeologists to decipher the utilities of this fort. Nonetheless, the discovery of a treasure in the last century makes it liable that it must have been the palace of the emperor. A wall and a barbed wire have been enclosed around it to protect the structure from the rapid expansion of the residential areas. Standing as a very simple ruble-masonry structure, it has never been able to attract many visitors to itself. Still, it is definitely a good place for those looking for some peace and solitude in the vicinity of the cumbersome city of Delhi!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Advised Visiting Hours:<\/strong> 9 am- 5 pm<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-garden-of-five-senses-new-delhi\">Garden of Five Senses<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Kalu Sarai Village near IIT, New Delhi Deciphering the archaeological history of Delhi is really a hard task to do! You never know what is camouflaged in those silently standing mystical structures which were built centuries ago. Recently, I somehow stumbled upon a similar puzzling structure of which no one had any clear knowledge [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":19303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11315,5],"tags":[48,5749],"class_list":{"0":"post-19302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-history","8":"category-india","9":"category-travel","10":"tag-delhi","11":"tag-monument"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19302"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38757,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19302\/revisions\/38757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}