Delhi Monument- Khooni Darwaza
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| Khooni Darwaza |
Constructed during the reign of Sher Shah Suri in 1540 it is in the in the midst of the four-lane Bahadurshah Zafar Marg interfacing New and Old Delhi.
It was initially named Kabuli Darwaza, when Kabul-bound caravans left the city through this arched gsteway. The door is towering 15.5 m , took its exhibit name after the Mughals began showing the heads of executed hoodlums from its balconys. Before long it came to be a notorious place to hang the body parts of unwanted rulers.
Ruler Aurangzeb put on display his brother Dara Shikoh's head at the gateway. Sovereign Dara was to succeed Shahjahan as the leader of Mughal India.
After the British crushed the 1857 uprising, they murdered the offspring of the final mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah Zafar at this gateway. It is accepted that the anxious spirits of Zafar's children still loom around this ruin.
At the same time snooping around this ghoulish ruin is not so easy. The staircases arriving at to three distinctive levels inside the gateway are closed for guests. Good fortunes with your ghost spotting.
Nearest Metro Station: Pragiti Maidan
Time: Sunrise to nightfall
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