Humayun's tomb is located in Delhi and was built in 1570 to honor Emperor Humayun, who ruled India for 26 years before dying in 1556. It was commissioned by Humayun's wife and was the first Mughal garden tomb built in India, serving as inspiration for the later Taj Mahal. The tomb was designed by two Persian architects and is considered one of the best preserved Mughal monuments in the country.
Humayun's tomb is located in Delhi and was built in 1570 to honor Emperor Humayun, who ruled India for 26 years before dying in 1556. It was commissioned by Humayun's wife and was the first Mughal garden tomb built in India, serving as inspiration for the later Taj Mahal. The tomb was designed by two Persian architects and is considered one of the best preserved Mughal monuments in the country.
Humayun's tomb is located in Delhi and was built in 1570 to honor Emperor Humayun, who ruled India for 26 years before dying in 1556. It was commissioned by Humayun's wife and was the first Mughal garden tomb built in India, serving as inspiration for the later Taj Mahal. The tomb was designed by two Persian architects and is considered one of the best preserved Mughal monuments in the country.
Located right in the heart of Delhi's cacophony, Humayun's
Tomb is one of the best preserved Mughals monuments in the country and the first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent. Though it's less world-renowned than the other famous tomb (the Taj Mahal), it's arguably just as stunning. It actually served as inspiration for the Taj Mahal and was built in 1570 in memory of Emperor Humayun. Humayun ruled India for 26 years before dying in 1556 after falling down the steps of his library. It wasn't until 100 years later that Shah Jahan — Humayun’s great-grandson — turned to Humayun's Tomb for inspiration to build the Taj Mahal to honor his wife. Humayun's tomb (Hindustani: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of the Mughals Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum),in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent