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 1000 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.
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This is not a popular place for people to visit. The entrance is via Mehrauli Village.
In fact, when I went there during the afternoon, it was completely empty with not a soul in sight. This allowed me to explore the place on my own.
There’s a beautiful step well called Rajon ki Baoli.
Then there’s the Tomb of Adham Khan.
But the best part there was the flora and the fauna, living undisturbed by humans.
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