This monument belongs to the Lodi period. The Darwesh is a title given to a saint or someone who is reverred in the community. There is no definite information about who Darwesh Shah was and when the mosque was built. This monument is situated in Gulmohar Park close to the Siri Fort indicates that this was a significant building. It has rectangular plan that stands on a raised platform. The wall on the West and East side has 7 recessed arches while the North and South side has 5 arches. There is a doorway and stairs at the North-East corner which leads to the raised platform. The centre of the west side wall that contains the Mihrab is slightly projected from outside and is floaked by two minarets till the parapet level.
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