Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Humayun's tomb of Delhi (Humayun ka Maqbara) was built by Humayun's wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 AD. The Humayun Tomb building complex of the mausoleum of Mughal Emperor Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun was designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a great Persian architect of the time. The Humayun tomb New Delhi was the first garden-tomb in whole Indian subcontinent. The Humayun tomb Delhi is located near Purana Qila which was founded by Humayun in 1533. With the lapse of time, the Humayun tomb faced much destruction due to nature and people. Since 1993, the restoration work of the Delhi Humayun Tomb has been continuing when UNESCO declared the structure as world heritage.
Architecture of Mausoleum of Humayun
The architecture of New Delhi Humayun Tomb includes the main tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, which abodes the graves of his wife, Hamida Begum, Dara Shikoh, elder son of the later Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as well as several other succeeding Mughal emeprors including Jahandar Shah, Rafi Ul-Darjat, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi Ud-Daulat and Alamgir II. The tomb of Humayun situates for a climb in medieval Mughal approach of architecture, and jointly with its talented Charbagh garden, characteristic of Persian gardens. The New Delhi Humaun tomb sets a instance for succeeding Mughal architecture. The tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayun is observed as a obvious exodus from the quite diffident mausoleum of the first Mughal Emperor,Babur (Zahiruddin Mohammad Babur).
