Humayun’s tomb

Humayun’s Tomb - Built in the middle of the 16th century by the widow of the Moghul emperor Humayun, this tomb launched a new architectural era that reflected its Persian influence, culminating in the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri. The Moghuls brought to India their love of gardens and fountains and left a legacy of harmonious structures, such as this mausoleum, that fuse symmetry with decorative splendor. Resting on an immense two-story platform, the tomb structure of red sandstone and white…

1569-70,Humayun's tomb(Maqbara-i Humayun) the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India.The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's 1st wife,Empress Bega Begum(also-Haji Begum),in 1569-70,designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas&his son,Sayyid Muhammad,Persian architects.It was the 1st garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent,is located in Nizamuddin East,close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also-Purana Qila(Old Fort),that Humayun found in 1533.It was the 1st structure to use red sandstone at such a…

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Humayun's tomb. It is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. #delhi #india

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