Monument – Humayun’s Tomb, New Delhi
Built by – Hamida Banu Begam
Built in – 1529

“Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi was built with the patronage of Humayun’s son, the great Emperor Akbar. Persian and Indian craftsmen worked together to build the garden tomb, far grander than any tomb built before in the Islamic world.

The Humayun’s Tomb was commissioned in 1526, nine years after the death of Humayun, by his widow Hamida Banu Begum. Built-in the memory of an emperor, Humayun’s Tomb memorializes a queen’s love for her deceased husband.

In 1993, Humayun’s Tomb, the first garden grave in India, was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Humayun’s Tomb is a magnificent fusion of Islamic architecture in Persian, Turkish, and Indian styles. It’s a classic Bagh Char garden with four gateways dividing the garden into four smaller portions.

The Humayun’s Tomb served as an early example for other Mughal tombs which were built over time, such as the Akbar’s tomb in Sikander, the tomb of Ghiyas-ud-Din Tugluq at Tugluqabad, the tomb of Sikander Lodi in the Lodi Gardens and the Taj Mahal.”

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