Chausath Khamba

This early seventeenth-century Mughal tomb takes its name, meaning sixty-four pillars, from the columns supporting its flat-roofed marble structure. Built for a nobleman of Emperor Jahangir's court, it stands within the Nizamuddin precinct near the grave of the poet Ghalib. Constructed almost entirely of white marble, its open screened arches and geometric symmetry make it unusual among Delhi's domed mausoleums. The pillared hall creates shifting patterns of light through its carved lattice screens.