Nila Gumbad - A Heritage Corridor

Nila Gumbad is possibly the earliest Mughal era building in Delhi, even pre-dating Humayun's Tomb. It originally stood on a river island and could only be accessed through Humayun's Tomb complex. Land surrounding Nila Gumbad is partly owned by the ASI while the land adjoining the railway tracks belongs to Northern Railways and is used to store construction material. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the ASI and Northern Railways in 2004 to suitably develop Nila Gumbad environs. Proposals for the landscape development of Nila Gumbad parkland were submitted to the Railways for approval in 2007. The plan includes the implementation of a sensitively designed landscape scheme and relocation of the existing road bifurcating Humayun's Tomb- Nila Gumbad sites. The proposal to re-site the existing road along the eastern edge of the park would facilitate access for visitors from Humayun's Tomb to Nila Gumbad, and allow vehicular access to Nizamuddin Railway Station while ensuring an adequate green buffer zone around the World Heritage Site.

The monument is a single-structure monument, located outside the eastern enclosure wall, which is locally known as Nila Gumbad, due to the blue coloured dome. The tomb's all four sides have recessed arches enclosing a doorway. The building -- standing on a 32.9 sq. m platform -- is shaped like an octagon from outside and is a square within. The dome retains most of its original blue tiles. Its beauty lies in its tiled dome, rare in Delhi. Situated behind Humayun's Tomb, Nila Gumbad, or blue dome, was on the banks of Yamuna, the course of which shifted down the centuries. Now it faces the platform number one of Hazrat Nizmauddin Railway Station. Built in 1625 by Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana, a noble in Akbar's court, it is the tomb of Khan-i-Khana's attendant Fahim Khan. It is believed to contain the remains of one Fahim Khan, the attendant of Abdur Rahim Khan, who lived during the reign of Jahangir who died in 1626 A.D.

Source: http://www.nizamuddinrenewal.org

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