Flagstaff Tower

[1] It was here that many Europeans and their families sheltered on 11 May 1857, during the Siege of Delhi by the rebels at the beginning of the Indian rebellion of that year,[2][3] waiting for help to arrive from nearby Meerut.

Before forestation started in 1910, the area where the tower was built was the highest point on the ridge and was mostly barren, covered with low-lying shrub.

[5] Flagstaff Tower played an important role during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, when Delhi was captured by the rebellious East India Company forces.

Inside the tower, which is locked, there is a circular room that can hold a crowd of up to a hundred people.

Before deforestation in the year 1910, the area where the tower was built was the point on the ridge and was mostly barren and covered with small-sized shrubs.