Temperature: Max. 42° C, Min. 7° C
Ideal Duration: 2-3 hours
Open Time: Throughout the year
Best Time: 1st October - 30th April
Nearest Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Nearest Railway Station: New Delhi
The Tughlaqabad Fort came into existence like a lost fairytale of a bygone era also known as the 'Cursed Fort' situated on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road in South Delhi and also reachable from Khanpur in Delhi.The Tughlaqabad Fort was built by the founder of the Tughlaq Dynasty, Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughlaq in 1321. Established as the fifth historic city, the fort was later abandoned in 1327. The fort is a gigantic stone structure, with walls that are 10-15 metres high. Crowning the walls are battlement parapets and bastions. The fort-city of Tughlaqabad was supposed to have as many as 52 gates, out of which only 13 remain now. The story behind the foundation of Tughlaqabad is an interesting one. Ghazi Malik, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, was once a slave of Mubarak Khilji, the last Khilji sultan. One day, while walking by the area where the Tughlaqabad Fort is now located, Ghazi Malik suggested to his master that the rocky prominence would be an ideal site for building a fort. The Khilji sultan laughed at his slave and suggested that the slave build a fort there when he became a sultan. When Ghazi Malik, as Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, founded the Tughlaq Dynasty in 1321, he did just that Tughlaqabad is Delhi's most colossal and awesome fort, even in its ruined state.
Throughout the year 07:00 AM - 05:00 PM, Last Entry: 03:00 PM
SAARC: INR 20 (All Person)
Indians: INR 20 (All Person)
Other Countries: INR 250 (Adult 15Plus)
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