Humayun’s Tomb, situated in Delhi, is the grand mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Humayun. Built in 1570, it is the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent. Humayun’s Tomb was commissioned by his wife Haji Begum, and was designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect, and Humayun’s son, Akbar.
Spanning 27 hectares, Humayun’s Tomb is situated in a complex that also houses other monuments such as Nila Gumbad, Isa Khan’s tomb, Bu Halima, Afsarwala tomb complex, Barber’s Tomb, and the Arab Serai, the complex where the craftsmen employed in the construction of Humanyun’s Tomb stayed.
The tomb is called the ‘dormitory of the Mughals’, as over 150 members of the Mughal family have been buried in the cells of the gardens.
Humanyun’s Tomb is known to be the first structure to be built with red sandstone on such a scale.
The monument has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage list since 1993.
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