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{{Short description|Tughlaq period tomb in India}}
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'''Barakhamba''', also known as '''Barakhamba Monument''', is a 14th-century tomb building from the [[Tughlaq dynasty|Tughlaq]] period that is located in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. Barakhamba means '12 Pillars' in [[Urdu]] and [[Hindi]] languages.<ref name=great>{{Cite web| url= http://www.delhilive.com/page/barakhamba-monument-great-tourist-attraction-delhi-200903303944| title= Barakhamba monument -- a great tourist attraction in Delhi| access-date= 2009-04-11| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090401192503/http://www.delhilive.com/page/barakhamba-monument-great-tourist-attraction-delhi-200903303944| archive-date= 1 April 2009| url-status= dead| df= dmy-all}}</ref> The name has also been used for an upscale modern metro road named the "Barakhamba road" in [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] at the heart of the city.
Barakhamba monument is a tomb
==Monument structure==
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==Features==
It has been inferred that the twelve pillared square monument may have been a tomb chamber with arcades around it, originally intended as [[Chausath Khamba]]. The Lalmahal, now in ruins and partially demolished, is a red sandstone monument behind Barakhamba.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Capper |first=John |url=https://
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This heritage monument also called Kushak Lal was built by [[Balban]] the [[Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)|Slave Dynasty]] ruler, between 1266–1286 during the rule of
==Sabz Burj==
[[File:Sabz Burj in Delhi 03-2016.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Subz Burg at Nizamuddin Circle]]
This impressive tomb made of blue tiles (though Subz means ''green'') and stone is located at a circle opposite to the entrance gate to the Barakhamba, on the eastern enclosure wall of the Nizamuddin complex.
==Heritage status==
Delhi’s heritage has 2,000 years of history and includes more than 1,000 tombs, [[forts]], [[havelis]], [[baoli]]s, and [[darwaza]]s. The city received the title of a 'World heritage city'. To achieve that status, [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage]] (INTACH), a nationwide non–profit organization founded (by former [[
==Details==
In the context of the Barakhamba, the number 12 (twelve) in the monument, an observation recorded is that the [[Mughal people|Moghul]]s were fond of [[motif (visual arts)|motifs]] of [[Mysticism|mystical]] figures on their buildings as evidenced in [[Delhi]], [[Agra]], [[Lahore]] and elsewhere. Figure seven (7) and figure 12, in particular, seem to have mystical significance to real time events such as 12 hours in the day and 12 in the night, 12 months, 12 [[Apostles in the New Testament|apostles]], 12 signs of the [[zodiac]], 12 tribes, 12 branched candlesticks and 12 kinds of men and women and so forth. Similarly, the twelve–pillared buildings are stated to be a common feature during the ancient and medieval periods. As an example, it is mentioned that the [[Mausoleum of Mausolus]], (since then the word Mausol has become an eponym in the word [[Mausoleum]] for all stately tombs), regarded as one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]] in [[Turkey]] had 36 (thirty–six) slim columns (pillars), which is three times 12. In North India many cities have Barakhambas, like the one in Delhi. The Hazrat Nasiruddin tomb in Delhi is also said to be a 12 pillared square chamber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehinduretailplus.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030300380200.htm|title=Many tales of Delhi's Barakhamba|access-date=2009-04-11|
==Barakhamba Road==
Barakhamba Road is one of the premier roads of Delhi that connects Mandi House circle, near Sahitya Akademi and Doordarshan Kendra (Television Centre), with [[Connaught Place, New Delhi]] also called Rajeev Gandhi Chowk. On both sides of the road many commercial complexes and several other landmarks are located. Some of the notable landmark buildings are the [[National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi]], Embassy of [[Nepal]], Embassy of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]], Vijaya Building, New Delhi House, Gopal towers, Sapru House, the prestigious [[Modern School (New Delhi)]] and many more. The [[Delhi Metro Rail Corporation]] (DMRC) has operationalized the [[Delhi metro]] link, the rapid transit system called the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]] of {{convert|32.1|km|mi|abbr=on|1}} length from Indraprastha via Barakhamba Road to [[Dwarka Sub City]], Asia's largest residential colony in South West Delhi District. A ‘Control Centre’ of the Metro is located at the Metro Bhavan on Barakhamba Road.<ref name=delhi>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhilive.com/page/barakhamba-monument-great-tourist-attraction-delhi-200903303944|title=Barakhamba monument -- a great tourist attraction in Delhi|access-date=2009-04-11|publisher=Delhi Live.com|date=2009-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090401192503/http://www.delhilive.com/page/barakhamba-monument-great-tourist-attraction-delhi-200903303944|archive-date=1 April 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite
The name tag Barakhamba of this famous road is credited to a twelve pillared (Bara Khamba) house of a noble man, stated to have been built during the rule of Sultan [[Muhammad bin Tughluq|Mohammad Tuglaq]], originally erected on this road, now demolished (with hardly any traces). An artist’s reconstruction of the house (see external link) shows it as a three storied house with a high [[tower]] and terrace with a {{lang|hi-Latn|chabootara}} (a sit out) to get a scenic view of the city. A high wall surrounds the open courtyard of the house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boloji.com/architecture/00019b.htm|title= The Tuglaq Years -3: The Bara-Khamba|access-date=2009-04-15| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080624075732/http://www.boloji.com/architecture/00019b.htm| archive-date = 24 June 2008}}</ref>
==Vanishing old bungalows==
Recently, the "{{convert|48|C|F|abbr=on|1}} festival" was organized by a biologist on the Barakhamba Road to highlight the heritage loss due to the fast vanishing bungalows of old architectural style (with a stately air) located on the road that were replaced by large modern office complexes.<ref>{{Cite
==Gallery==
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* [[Jahanpanah]] was the fourth [[medieval]] city of [[Delhi]] established in 1326–1327 by [[Muhammad bin Tughluq|Muhammad bin Tughlaq]] (1325–51), of the [[Delhi Sultanate]].
*[[Khairul Manazil
==References==
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[[Category:Mausoleums in Delhi]]
[[Category:14th-century establishments in India]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Delhi]]
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