The Memorial was erected in 1863 AD in the memory of the officers and soldiers of the Delhi Field Force who were killed between 30th May and 20th September 1857.
It stands on the site occupied by Taylor’s Battery during the siege of Delhi in 1857.
The memorial consists of a tapering tower of Gothic design raised on a high base of local hard stone paved with red sandstone. The tower measures 29.50 meters from the upper platform which is at a height of 5.0 meter from the ground level. The tower is entered through an arched opening on the west and a flight of winding staircase leads up to the top which is crowned by a red sandstone spire surmounted by a marble cross.
Names of the soldiers are inscribed on marble tablets on all sides of the facade.
In the year 1972, on the 25th anniversary of Indian independence, a plaque was installed in the name of heroism of the immortal martyrs for Indian freedom.
There is no parking option here. It is best to park your vehicle near the Bada Hindu Rao Hospital. If coming by metro, the nearest metro station is Pulbangash, around 600 meters away
