India inaugurated its first sunken museum at Humayun's Tomb in New Delhi, displaying over 500 artefacts publicly for the first time. Developed by the Aga Khan Trust and ASI, the museum draws ...

T he Humayun Tomb World Heritage Site Museumâ to give it its proper nameâ has been in the making for nearly a decade, but restoration and urban renewal initiatives in the 300-acre Nizamuddin ...

There’s another tomb within the monument garden, very close to emperor Humayun’s. It too has a dome, but less impressive, made of lime plastered masonry, and with no sign of gold anywhere.

Humayun’s Tomb stands within a complex of 27.04 ha. that includes other contemporary, 16 th century Mughal garden-tombs such as Nila Gumbad, Isa Khan, Bu Halima, Afsarwala, Barber’s Tomb and the ...

Designed by a Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, Humayun's tomb is both a refinement of the Indo-Islamic architectural style and the first monument of its kind to be built on such a massive scale.

The tomb was commissioned by Hamida Banu Begum, Humayun's widow, in 1565. This red sandstone and white marble beauty is a beautiful blend of Persian and Indian influences.

The tomb is considered as a precursor to the Taj Mahal; it was the first structure in India to use sandstone and marble in great quantities and popularise the Persian ‘paradise’ garden or char ...

The necropolis of Mughal dynasty, the Humayun’s Tomb, built in the 1560s, stands revealed basking in its regained grandeur amidst the frantic activity of the modern Delhi. The regained charm of ...

NEW DELHI: INAUGURATING the Humayun World Heritage Site Museum in the national capital on Monday, Union minister for culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat appreciated the joint efforts that ...

The restoration of Humayun''s tomb is a first, he said, in a series of other development and restoration projects all around the country.<br /><br />"A plan is already in motion, nationwide, to ...