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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.
Humayun’s tomb is known as the first example of the monumental scale that would characterize subsequent Mughal imperial architecture. Commissioned, it is believed, by Humayun’s senior widow and principal wife, Haji Begam, or by her son Akbar, the tomb is the first to mark the grave of a Mughal emperor; Humayun’s father Babur, who founded the dynasty, had requested out of piety that he be ...
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 Humayun, second Mughal Emperor of India, was built by his widow, Biga Begum (Hajji Begum), in 1569-70, 14 years after his death, at a cost of 1.5 million rupees. The architect was Mirak Mirza Ghiyath. It was later used for the burial of various members of the ruling family and contains some 150 graves.
15 de jul. de 2018 · Humayun’s family members are also buried here. Photo by Dennis Jarvis, 2007. (Wikimedia Commons)By the latter half of the 20 th century, the Tomb of Humayun was in a state of disrepair, as the masonry and stonework were broken and cracked, and the gardens were run down. It was in 1997 that restoration of the garden surrounding the tomb was undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, and ...
Humayun's tomb is known as the first example of the monumental scale that would characterize subsequent Mughal imperial architecture. Commissioned, it is believed, by Humayun's senior widow and principal wife, Haji Begam, or by her son Akbar, the tomb is the first to mark the grave of a Mughal emperor; Humayun's father Babur, who founded the dynasty, had requested out of piety that he be ...
Humayun’s Tomb. Humayun’s tomb is sublimely well proportioned, seeming to float above its symmetrical gardens. It's thought to have inspired the Taj Mahal, which it predates by 60 years. Constructed for the Mughal emperor in the mid-16th century by Haji Begum, Humayun's Persian-born wife, the tomb marries Persian and Mughal elements.
