[Culture] Humayun Tomb

Culture

Humayun Tomb

Humayun Tomb

·        UNESCO Cultural heritage status [World Heritage Sites in India: Click Here]

·        Has ~150 graves of ruling family.

·        Hence called the “Necropolis of the Mughal Dynasty”

·        Financer: (Haji) Bega Begum (Humayun’s widow and Akbar’s step mother)

·        Architect: Mirak Mirza

·        Time: 14 years after Humayun’s death. (~1570)

·        Material: red sandstone + marble borders

·        Humayun’s tomb is prime example of Mughal Architecture. Mughal Architecture was inspired from Persian Architecture.

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