NIZAMUDDIN

Tomb of Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana

This is located near Nizamuddin area on Mathura Road.
History - Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana was one of the nine ratnas in the court of Akbar the Great and a great poet, known for his Hindi couplets and books on Astrology. Though a Muslim by birth, he was devotee of Lord Krishna.
Tomb - This is a simple tomb very similar to the Humayun's Tomb. Now it has become damaged at many places. The tomb was decorated with stucco work on red sandstone, Delhi quartzite and marble. It is placed over a square platform with rooms on all four sides. These rooms have arched doors made of stone. On the roof of these rooms engravings in stone are seen. The tomb is double storeyed building with a dome over it. The dome is surrounded by umberellas on all four sides. Small windows are seen on all four corners of the building, also covered with dome shaped umberellas. The roof has colourful works of art made on plaster. It is said that a lot of red and white marble stones were used to construct this building, which were later removed in 1753 and placed in the tomb of Safdarjung.