Hauz-i-Shamsi
Hauz-i-Shamsi or Shamsi Talaab is a water storage reservoir (Hauz) built by Sultan Shams ud-Din Iltutmish of the Slave Dynasty in 1230 AD on the outskirts of Mehrauli. HAUZ-I-SHAMSI To the south western corner of the tank, there is a twelve pillared domed pavilion made of red sandstone. It is originally believed to have been situated in the tank’s center. Twelve Pillared Red Sandstone Pavillion Story of Hauz-i-Shamsi It is said that Prophet appeared once to Iltutmish in a dream and pointed out this site to him as suitable for building the tank which he had in mind. The next morning Iltutmish noticed here the print of one of the hoofs of the Prophet's horse, around which he built a domed platform and excavated the tank to harvest rain water. Here Shams ud-Din Iltutmish reported to have found a hoof print of Muhammad's horse in his dream 14th century Moroccon Traveller Ibn Battuta described this Hauz-i-Shamsi in his travelogue “ The Rihla ”. He was struck by the vastness of
