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Tughlaqabad Fort is suspended on a rocky hill, comprises one third of the capital city of the nation. Nestled on the Qutab-Badarpur Road, it was built by Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. Even today in a state of total damage, the Tughlaqabad fort used to be a symbol of the mighty of the Tughlaq dynasty.
The fort is sprawled over a wide area and is an architectural masterpiece. The fort was the part of the Tuglaqabad, the third city of Delhi. The Tuglaqabad Fort is in an octagonal shape, having a border of about 6.5km. The walls of the fort are between 10m to 15m high with fortresses and gateways at intervals, but now are in ruins. The Tughlakhabad at Delhi was built to hand out for a twin purpose, one to provide a defensive structure to the ruler and the second to serve as his magnificent capital.
Tughlaqabad has its three segments. The eastern segment is reached through the Qutub-Badarpur road. It is a rectangular area and is compacted within high walls and bastions, which used to be the castle. On the west side there is a wider area, which at one point of time possessed the palaces and is encircled by walls and bastions. A huge lake stands on the southern side of the Tughlaqabad Fort at Delhi.
There is a wide mountain towards the southeastern corner of the Fort. It shows the way to the fortress of Adilabad. The gates close to the mound used to serve as the controllers of water for the irrigational purposes. There is also a tower, which is inside the fort known as the Bijai-Mandal. Towards the north of the fort, there lies the city of Tughlaqabad, but now is in ruins.