The Mehrauli Archaeological Park is an archaeological area spread over 81 hectares (200 acres) 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 Tomar Rajputs in 1060 CE, making it the oldest extant fort of Delhi, and architectural relics of subsequent period, rule of Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, Lodhi dynasty of Delhi Sultanate, Mughal Empire, and the British Raj.[1][2][3]
- ^ "A successful conservation story". The Hindu. 9 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 March 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ "Years of neglect and many talks later, Mehrauli park will get a touch-up". Indian Express. 30 December 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Datta, Rangan (23 July 2024). "Mehrauli Archaeological Park has monuments from pre-Islamic days to late-Mughal period". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 6 September 2024.