HUMAYUN’S TOMB
PLACE: DELHI
BUILT BY: EMPEROR HUMAYUN
DATED: 1569- 1570
FAMOUS FOR: MUGHAL
ARCHITECTURAL AND UNIQUE STRUCTURE OF THE TOMB
HISTORY: This tomb is the remarkable innovation of Mughal
Empire history with its extraordinary architecture and its Garden with water
channels makes this special gesture. This tomb is built in the memory of
Humayun’s widow Biga Begum. It is also known as the” NECROPOLIS” of the Mughal
Dynasty for its double-domed elevation. Apart from the tomb, there are 150 tombs
of the royal family. This tomb has a unique structure with fourfold or char bagh
with two gates one on the south and other on the west. In 1983 UNESCO declared
it as a world heritage site.
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