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| image = Lal Khan Tomb 1.jpg<br />
| location = [[Varanasi]], [[Varanasi district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| location_country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25|19|34|N|83|02|04|E|display=inline}}<br />
| building_type = [[mausoleum]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''Tomb of Lal Khan''' is a [[mausoleum]] located in Varanasi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Havell |first=E. B. |url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/35301.pdf |title=Benares, the sacred city: sketches of Hindu life and religion |year=1905 |pages=203–204 |author-link=Ernest Binfield Havell}}</ref> It is listed as a [[Monuments of National Importance (India)|monument of national importance]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=.List of Centrally Protected Monuments sites under the jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh (Agra Circle, Jhansi Circle, Lucknow Circle, Meerut Circle and Sarnath Circle) |url=https://asi.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Uttar-Pradesh-Agra-Circle-Jhansi-Circle-Lucknow-Circle-Meerut-Circle-and-Sarnath-Circle.pdf}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Tomb_of_Lal_Khan_with_Malyiva_Bridge_in_the_background.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Lal Khan with Malyiva Bridge in the background]]<br />
Lal Khan was a minister in the service of [[Balwant Singh of Benares|Balwant Singh]]. The tomb was built in 1773.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Datta |first=Rangan |date=2023-05-24 |title=Tomb of Lal Khan and Rajghat — Varanasi beyond the ghats |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/places/tomb-of-lal-khan-and-raj-ghat-are-two-historical-places-that-should-be-on-your-list-of-things-to-see-in-varanasi/cid/1939379 |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=Telegraph India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomb of Lal Khan |url=https://www.asisarnathcircle.org/tomb-lalkhan.php |website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]], Sarnath Circle}}</ref><br />
==Description==<br />
It is situated in the middle of a [[charbagh]]-style garden, which had chhatris on all four corners.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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The tomb is an example of [[Indo-Islamic architecture]]. is a square structure located on a square plinth. It is surmounted by a single large dome, with chhatris on four corners. Each side has three arches, with the central arch being slightly larger than the other two. The tomb is decorated with coloured tiles.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> <br />
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