TOMBS OF LADO SARAI

Tomb 1: This tomb is located in Lado Sarai village and belongs to the Lodi period. The tomb stands on a raised platform having a square plan measuring 9.75 m on each side. The north, south, and east side have openings of high pointed arches and corbelled doorways within them. Of these, the main arch is fl anked with arched niches. The tomb has a mihrab on its west side. Wide doorways are framed with an arch, supported below with pillars and ornate corbels. The square plan of the structure forms an octagon at the upper level which further forms a sixteen-sided drum as the base for the dome. This is achieved with the use of broad sqinches supported on stone pendentives. Each face of the drum is relieved by arched niches which serve light to the tomb chamber. The dome is crowned with a lotus finial. There is a staircase within the wall that leads to the terrace. The tomb is constructed of random rubble masonry with a plastered surface. 

Tomb 2: This tomb is located inside the DDA Park at the crossing of Mehrauli-Mahipalpur and Mehrauli-Badarpur Road. It belongs to the Lodi period. The tomb has a square plan measuring 7 m on each side. On the north, south, and east sides of the monument are doorways enclosed by an arch. The mihrab is placed on the west wall. The square plan inside the chamber forms an octagon at the upper level and then forms the base of the drum for the dome. Transition from a square plan to circular dome is achieved by the use of broad sqinches supported on stone pendentives. There is no staircase to the terrace. The tomb is built of random rubble masonry and plastered. The dome is also constructed with rubble masonry, mainly supported by arches. The four walls of the tomb consist of central arches in the middle panel which is slightly projected. This central panel is also decorative, with elaborate kangura parapet and minarets at either end. The dome is crowned with inverted lotus cresting. The interior walls along the west mihrab wall and the interior of the dome are ornamented with geometrical designs and Quranic inscriptions incised in plaster.


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