Places to visit in Nizamuddin area in Delhi

Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station is one of the busiest centres of New Delhi. Everyday a huge number of trains arrive in and depart from this station connecting Delhi with the other towns and cities of India. People boarding train from this station should know, what the best possible way to reach this station is, without getting much stuck to the Delhi traffic jams. It is easier for them to know the metro near Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station so that they can reach the railway station easily.

Barakhamba: This is a monument, which is a tomb. It was built during the time of 14^th century at the time when the Lodi Dynasty was ruling in Delhi. The name Barakhamba belongs to Urdu language which according to Hindi means 12 pillars. It is located in the Nizamuddin area or the Nizamuddin heritage. This tomb belongs to someone whose identity is not known and the historians are not sure about the person who had been laid here under the tomb. There are 12 pillars in total and there are three parched openings, which are present in the front of the tomb. Then there are four domes at each corner.

Nizamuddin Dargah: It is a very famous tomb structure in Delhi as it marks the last rites of the most celebrated sufi saint whose name was Nizamuddin Aulia. It is a tomb where Muslims from all over India come to offer their prayers here. It is believed that, one who comes here with their wish and offers prayers, their wish gets fulfilled. In the premises of this dargah there also lies the tomb of the famous Indian poet named Amir Khusroo. There also lies the tomb of a Mughal princess named Jehan Ara Begum. Every Thursday, there is a huge qawalli session, which is arranged in the premise of the Dargah and a large number of pilgrims come here on that day to offer prayers.

Chausath Khamba: This is also a tomb whose name comes from Urdu language and in English the name means a tomb which has 64 pillars. It was built in the year 1623-24. This tomb was built during the rule of Mughal emperor Jahangir who used to rule India from Delhi. Mirza Aziz Koka, who was the son of Ataga Khan, built this structure. At first, this structure looked like a hall and the later it was changed to a tomb like structure. All the pillars that are 64 in total are supported by 25 bays and then again are supported by domes. Here lies the remnant of Ataga Khan, who was the prime minister in the court of Akbar, the Mughal emperor.

Charbagh: This is a Persian style garden, which is also popularly known as the Chahar bagh, which in English means four gardens. It is a quadrilateral shaped garden, which has four smaller parts of flower gardens. This garden was built by Shah Abbas in the year 1596.

These are the few places that one can see in the Nizamuddin area.