1959-1962 Survey

Called the Pavilion on Ḥauẓ Khāṣ. Located in the center of the Ḥauẓ Khāṣ reservoir. Grid ref. F-11

This is a building with a square plan measuring 11.7 m on an external side. It has small entrances on all four sides, and a room in the center measuring 4.1 m2. In the middle of the passages from the four entrances to the central room, there are steps leading up to the rooftop. It is possible that there once was a structure on the rooftop, which is now flat. Judging from its location, it is thought that the building was meant to be a floating pavilion on a lake. Period II.

IOC: VI-11-12; ASI: III-326

ハウズ・ハースの湖上の亭とよぶ。ハウズ・ハースの貯水池のほぼ中央にある。附図.F-11

外辺11.7メートルの四角平面の建物で,四方に小さな入口を開き,中央に,4.1メートル平方の部屋をもっている。四方の入口からこの部屋に通じる通路の途中に,それぞれ,屋上にのぼる階段がある。屋上は平坦であるが,本来は,その上に,なんらかの構築物が,立っていたのかもしれない。この建物は,その位置からみて,湖上に浮かぶ亭のような性格のものであったと思われる。第Ⅱ期。

東研.Ⅵ-11-12;ASI.Ⅲ-326

2015-18 Survey

This has become a pavilion in the Hauz Khas park. Compared to the photos from 1959-62, about 3m more of the plinth has been dug out and exposed. The finish on the upper part remains.

[現状]Hauz Khasの公園内のパヴィリオンとなる。1959-62年代の写真と比較すると3mほど下まで基壇が掘り出された。上部には、仕上げが残る。

[多層建築]本来はHauz Khas湖内の建物で、1辺11.7m、部屋の1辺が4mであるので、4m近い壁厚をもつ特異な建築で、O7の階段状建物のように、多層建築であったと推察される。ただし、階段を壁厚内に設置する点は、O6上階建物と類似する。室内はスクインチ・アーチで8角形を導き円形に持送り、平面に近い皿状ヴォールトを冠する。十字形通路部にはトンネル・ヴォールトを用いる

[Paragraphs 2nd to 4th from the 2015-18 Survey are translated using DeepL.com]

[Multi-storey building] Originally a building within Hauz Khas Lake, 11.7m on one side and 4m on one side of the room, it is a unique building with a wall thickness of nearly 4m, which suggests that it was a multi-storey building, like the staircase building in O7. However, it is similar to the O6 upper storey building in that the staircase is set within the wall thickness. The interior has a squinch arch with a circular octagonal shape, crowned by a near-planar dish vault. Tunnel vaults are used in the cruciform aisles.

Map Reference: Grid ref. F-11,

IOC Reference: O14, Ⅵ-11-12

ASI Reference: Ⅲ-326

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/QH28-UJSV

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.