Ruins of the 'obviously flourishing'

 Because the sign was so enthusiastically worded, I took it's picture.
Yes, these are some cool ruins dug up by the ASI.  For those who dream of being an archeologist, Delhi is probably a dream job.

There's enough here to rival Pompeii if you wanted to use your imagination to see how people of earlier years used to live.
This civilization is only missing a tragic, volcanic ending.  Instead it just died a normal death of old age and population migration.

Guest house

The guesthouse near Metcalfe's house is mostly in ruins.  No ceilings left.  Crumbling walls.  Vandalism all over. 

At one time, it must have been a pretty nice place to stay during one of Metcalfe's monsoon season parties.  I imagine the guests were treated pretty well.

These days, the only guest around is this cow who has made itself at home in one of the back rooms.

So much for the grandeur of Metcalfe's day.

Tughlaq and his city

There used to be gold palaces and great armies here.
Not much is left.

When wars and intrigue left an opening for a slave to take over the throne of Delhi, he built his own city and named it after himself: Tughlaqabad.
But then, assassinated by his own son, Tughlaq and his city faded into ruins.

If you look beyond the mud and cricket players to imagine the glorious heyday of the city, maybe you can see a shimmer of gold from long ago.

Restoration elves

There is restoration happening at Humayan's Tomb.
Inconvenience regretted.

But that doesn't mean anything is closed, just don't mind them as you come through the entrance and walk around all the dirt and rubble.

And don't mind their boots in the walkway, either.

Avoid the scaffolding, though, it is probably not the safest.

Then there was the place behind the green screen where we could hear the sounds of elves with hammers.
Really, that's what it sounded like.
A dozen or so men with hammers, chiseling away at slabs of sandstone for the restoration work.

Humayan's tomb

It is (apparently) a common mistake of children, but Humayan's tomb is not to be confused with the Taj Mahal.

And I would add another warning: That Humayan's tomb is not to be confused with Akbar's tomb.

So, keep that in mind...