
Mathura Road is a road in
Delhi and a part of the
NH 2 (Delhi-Howrah) Highway. Some of it is part of the
Grand Trunk Road passing through
Faridabad, and it leads right up to the holy town of
Mathura, the birthplace of Lord
Krishna. In 1723 people from the Mathura Colony in then Faridabad flocked and took refuge in the slums of this area. Over time they established themselves as a dominant pressure group and won numerous battles against the overarching nascent Tughlaq regimes. The etymology of Mathura Road is believed to have its roots in these transformations.
Further down the road stand the
National Zoological Park Delhi,
Purana Qila and
Pragati Maidan, which was Delhi's largest convention and exhibition space.
The grave of poet
Bedil, lies in a garden called ''Bagh-e-Bedil ''(Garden of Bedil) situated across
Purana Qila, at Mathura Road.
Architectural monuments on Mathura Road
*
Purana Qila, Delhi
* Khairul Manzil mosque, opposite Purana Qila.
* Sher Shah Gate, and the remains of the fort of
Sher Shah Suri
* ''Bāġ-e Bīdel'' (Garden of Bīdel), the grave of
Abdul-Qādir Bīdel
*
Pragati Maidan, a venue for exhibitions and conventions
*
Sabz Burj
*
Humayun's Tomb
References
Roads in Delhi
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