Site Name: Sonipat
Date: 1522-24 CE (?)
Subject: Overview of the dilapidated west face of wall portion
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Ibrahim Lodi built this tomb in the memory of Khwaja Khizar, a local saint and celebrity in 1522-24. Approached through a flight of steps the tomb along with an independent gateway stands on a high brick platform. Gateway is a small structure with two arched openings on either side of a central passage decorated with panels, recessed arches, mouldings and lotus medallions and inscriptions. A Chatri supported by red pillars, covered with domical roof is located on the top of the gateway. The main structure is square in plan with four openings on all sides except the western wall where a mehrab is located. Interior walls are decorated with recessed arches, squinches at the corners, floral designs in various colours on the ceilings. The structure is covered with a hemispherical dome resting on a low octagonal drum topped with a finial over an inverted lotus.