About 3 Kms to the west of Humayun's tomb and adjoining the India International Centre are the Lodhi Gardens. In these well kept gardens are the tombs of Sayyid and Lodi rulers. Mohammed Shah's tomb(1450) was a prototype for the later Mughal-style tomb of Humayun, a design that would eventually develop into the Taj Mahal.

Other tombs include those of his predecessor, Mubarak Shah(1433), Ibrahim Lodi(1526) and Sikander lodi(1517). The Bara Gumbad Masjid is a fine example of its type of plaster decoration