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The Humayun’s Tomb was built after the death of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in 1555 AD. He was laid to rest at his palace at Purana Quila in Delhi. Following his death, to preserve the sanctity of their Emperor’s remains, the grieving queen Bega Begum set out for Mecca to undertake the Hajj pilgrimage and vowed to build a splendid mausoleum in the memory of her husband Humayun.
It houses the graves of both the emperor and his wife, and stands as a testament to their love. Construction for Humayun’s Tomb began in 1565 and was finished in 1572. Designed by Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, the mausoleum stands on a 7 metre-high platform, while the tomb is 47 metres in height and 91 metres in breadth.
The Humayun's Tomb is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi Built for Mughal Emperor Humayun in the year 1570, itis the first grand dynastic garden mausoleum of the subcontinent. The tomb was constructed on the banks of the Yamuna river near the Nizamuddin Dargah. Spread across an area of 30 acres, it offers a panoramic view of the majestic ...
Humayun's Tomb. Location: Opp. Dargah. Nizamuddin, "Disable friendly". Located near the crossing of Mathura road and Lodhi road, this magnificent garden tomb is the first substantial example of Mughal architecture in India. It was built in 1565 A.D. nine years after the death of Humayun, by his senior widow Bega Begam.
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi is the first of the grand dynastic mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal architecture with the architectural style reaching its zenith 80 years later at the later Taj Mahal. Humayun’s Tomb stands within a complex of 27.04 ha. that includes other contemporary, 16 th century Mughal garden-tombs such as Nila ...
Humayun’s mausoleum has earned the title of necropolis of the Mughal dynasty. No sepulcher in India or elsewhere contains such a high number of tombs of the Mughal emperors and their relatives. Moreover, Humayun’s tomb is the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. The mausoleum stands on a massive platform which has a height of up to ...
The Tomb of Isa Khan, located outside the main grounds of Humayun's tomb, was built in 1547. It commemorates an important notable who served Sher Shah, the Afghan ruler of Delhi who had ousted Humayun. The octagonal form of the tomb has a long history in Islamic art and became popular in India in the second half of the fourteenth century for ...
