Humayun's tomb
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[edit] Predecessors
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Gur-e Amir, the mausoleum of Timur (Humayun's great great great grandfather) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, inspiration for the tomb, ca 1405 AD.
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Modest Bagh-e Babur the mausoleum of his father, Babur in Kabul, Afghanistan, built ca 1528 AD (935 AH).
[edit] Humayun's tomb
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West Gate to the Humayun's Tomb enclosure, only gate in use now
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Entrance Gateway from inside, Humayun's Tomb
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View of the Main platform of the tomb
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View from entrance arch
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Humayun Tomb, Delhi, from the entrance portal.
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View from Charbagh (garden), Humayun's tomb.
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Plinth below Humayun's Tomb
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Stairs leading to the main platform.
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Niches below the main platform, with graves of minor Mughals.
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Humayuns Tomb entrance
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Side view of Humayun's Tomb
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The stone plaque outside the monument.
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Inside view of the dome of Humayun's Tomb
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Main chamber
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Humayun's cenotaph stands alone in the main chamber; the real grave lies in the basement below
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Here lies Humayun.
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Nila Gumbad and Nai-ka-Gumbad from Humayuns tomb terrace.
[edit] Side-graves within the tomb
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A side chamber of graves
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A grave within the main Humayuns tomb.
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Humayun's Tomb - Graves inside the sideroom of main monument.
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A stone jaali in the side chamber
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Porch outside side grave chamber, Humayun Tomb, Delhi.
[edit] Char Bagh (garden)
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Central water channel
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Palm trees
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Fountain running again after restoration, 2007
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[edit] Historical images
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Mausoleum of Humayun, Delhi, in 1820.
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Humayun's Tomb and gateway, Delhi. 1858
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Humayun's Tomb, with the Barber's Tomb in the foreground, Delhi, 1858 photograph.
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Humayun's Tomb, Delhi. 1860.
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Humayun's Tomb, Delhi. 1880, showing Yamuna river in the background.
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Afsarwala tomb and mosque, near Humayun's Tomb, 1803 painting.
[edit] Architectural details of Humayun's tomb
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Close up view of the arches surrounding the tomb's platform
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Details of the arch on the exterior of Humayun's Tomb
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Details of the entrance iwan, and white marble dome and chhatris or kiosks on the roof of Humayun's tomb.
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Close up of the iwan
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Details of a corner minaret on the roof of Humayun's tomb, also showing red and white sandstone inlay patterns.
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Tiles once lined the chhatri above Humayuns tomb.
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The symbolically cut out, mihrab facing West or Mecca, over the marble lattice screen.
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Details of Mihrab over the jaali, marble lattice screen from outside.
[edit] Isa Khan's tomb
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Entrance to Isa Khan Niyazi tomb enclosure, Delhi.
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Entrance of Isa Khan Tomb.
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Entrance of Isa Khan Tomb enclosure - Inside view.
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Isa Khan Niyazi's Tomb, dating 1547 AD.
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Garden around the Tomb of Isa Khan, near the Humayun's tomb, 2006 (before restoration).
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Isa Khan Niyazi's tomb, near Humayun's tomb, 2009, (post restoration).
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The octagonal garden surrounding the octagonal tomb.
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Tomb inside, the Isa Khan family graves.
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Morning view of Isa Khan Niyazi's mausoleum, within Humayun's Tomb complex.
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Evening view of Isa Khan Niyazis mausoleum.
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Corridor on the exterior of Isa Khan's tomb
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A lattice work jaali window in Isa Khan's tomb.
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The sign outside the tomb.
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Northern Gate of Isa khan tomb enclosure
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Outer wall of Isa Khan Tomb enclosure - Inside view.
[edit] Isa Khan's mosque
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Isa Khan's mosque, across his tomb within the complex
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Isa Khan's mosque (Details), across his tomb, also built ca 1547 AD, near Humayun's tomb.
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Details of Isa Khan's mosque.
[edit] Other monuments
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Entrance porch, right before the Arab Sarai Gate, towards Humayun's tomb.
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The gateway into the Humayun's tomb enclosure, used in Mughal era.
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A water channel starting point, probably a hammam, within the walled enclosure, Humayun's Tomb complex.
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Gateway into Arab Sarai, south to the pathway towards Humayun's tomb.
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Arab Sarai or Arab Rest House, near Humayun's tomb.
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Arab Sarai, (Arab Rest House) near Humayun's Tomb, built by Hamida Begum.
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Arab Sarai Gate, (from inside), built in 1560-61 AD., leading to the enclosure that housed Persian craftsmen, during the construction of the Humayun's tomb, Delhi.
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Bu Halima's tomb, Humayun's tomb complex
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Nai-ka-Gumbad or Barber's Tomb, near Humayun's Tomb, Delhi.
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Barbers Tomb or Nai ka Gumbad, within Huamyun's Tomb complex, up close
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Afsarwala tomb (Officer's Tomb), adjoining his mosque, built in 1566 AD, within the Arab Sarai complex.
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Graves within the Afsarwala tomb.
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Afsarwala mosque (Officer's Mosque), built in 1566 AD, near Humayun's tomb, Delhi.
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Distant view of Nila Gumbad, and Nai-ka-Gumbad or Barber's Tomb, Humayun's Tomb.
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Nai-ka-Gumbad or Barber's Tomb upclose, within the Humayun's Tomb complex.
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Nila Gumbad or Blue Dome, adjacent to the Humayun's tomb complex, Delhi.
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Nila Gumbad (Blue Dome) built ca 1625/6, by courtier Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, for his servant Fahim Khan
[edit] Surrounding monuments to the complex
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Sabz Gumbad or Burz, at Nizamuddin Circle, Mathura Road, Delhi.
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Gurdwara Damdama Sahib, Delhi, as seen from the terrace of Humayun's tomb.
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Chilla Nizamuddin, residence of noted Sufi saint of Delhi, Nizamuddin Auliya (d. 1345 AD), towards north-east from the Humayun's tomb.
[edit] Architectural details
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Details of Humayun's Tomb gateway
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Details of calligraphy on a pendentive, Afsarwala mosque, within the Arab Sarai, complex.
[edit] Restoration and conservation work
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|Restoration work at Humayun's tomb, required removal of 3000 truckloads (12,000 cubic meters) of earth, and special chute installed at the back, from the roof (2008)
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The re-setting and alignment of over 3,000 km of path edging, required some 60 stonecutters, and 2,000 meters of hand-dressed red sandstone slabs that edge the channels
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Sandstone slab measured, during restoration work at Humayuns Tomb Delhi. (2010)
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Humayun's Tomb - Conservation plaster work - poster.
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Environmental Development at Humayuns Tomb, Delhi.
