Hauz Khas Information :

Location: In Hauz Khas locality, the monuments can be reached by taking a left turn just after the Aurobindo Palace on the main Aurobindo Marg.
Time to Visit: Open on all days
Preferred Timings: sunrise to sunset
Admission Fee: Free and open to all
Nearest Railway Station: Nizamuddin Railway Station
Nearest Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Functional Metro Station: Central Secretariat
Nearest International Airport: Indira Gandhi International Airport
Time required for sightseeing: about 1 hour

Hauz Khas in Delhi: 

Hauz Khas was established by Alauddin Khilji in the year 1284. The word comes from urdu word Hauz which means Pond. The emperor commissioned a very large pond or tank in this area for the use of the inhabitants of Siri Fort, the second city of Delhi. Earlier it was named as Hauz-i-Alai after the name of emperor Alauddin Khilji. Firuz Shah Tughlaq later ordered to clean the tank which was full of silt. He also built royal baths on the southern side of the tank. It was he who christined it to Hauz-Khas.

The most important building inside the ruins is the tomb of Firuz Shah Tughlaq. The tomb worn out because of being ignored. It was later repaired during on the orders of Sikandar Lodhi. The buildings which you see at the flank was build by Lodhi in about 1354. It included various halls and chambers which was later converted in to a madrasa or college for theological training. The other bizzare construction are the staircases which join the pond from each floor of the madarsa. You will also find many cenotaphs which are supposed to be built over the possible graves of teachers.

Taimur, who invaded Delhi in 1399, was highly impressed by the tank and buildings around it. He ordered his royal architect to replicate the same design in his hometown Samarkand.

Hauz Khas Attraction:

Kalkaji Temple-the famous temple and was built in the year of 1764. Navrati is the main festival that takes place.

Lotus Temple- one of the important temples where solace and tranquility resides; that add peace to the mind.

Nizamuddin's Shrine-one of the leading praying hall for the Muslims.

How to Reach :

Take an auto or hire a cab or disembark at Central Secretariat Metro Station.