Mehrauli Archaeological Park

The Mehrauli Archaeological Park is an archaeological area spread over in the Mehrauli neighbourhood of the South Delhi district of Delhi, India. The park is located adjacent to the World Heritage-listed Qutub Minar and the Qutb complex.
The park consists of over 100 historically significant monuments. It is the only area in Delhi known for 1,000 years of continuous occupation, and includes the ruins of Lal Kot, built by the Tomar Rajputs in 1060 CE, making it the oldest extant fort of Delhi, and architectural relics of subsequent period: the rule of the Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Lodhi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj.

Overview

The park contains significant sites including:

Tomb of Balban, CE, wherein a true arch and the true dome were built for the first time in India
Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb of Maulana Jamali Kamali, built 1526 - 1535 CE
Quli Khan's Tomb
Gandhak ki Baoli
Rajon Ki Baoli, a stepwell, and
Madhi Masjid.

Other nearby monuments include the Jahaz Mahal, Zafar Mahal of Bahadur Shah II alias Lal Mahal, Hauz-i-Shamsi and Tomb of Adham Khan. Pillars and remains of several monuments, Jharna which is like a pleasure garden of late Mughals are also lay scattered in the park.

The redevelopment of the area as an archaeological park and conservation of important structures started in 1997, in collaboration between Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation, the State Department of Archaeology, the Delhi Development Authority and the Indian [National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage], which first started systematic documentation of structures in the area and also started conducting heritage walks since 2000.
Over the years, INTACH has restored some 40 monuments in the park and added signages, heritage trails, and sandstone trail-markers.