IHC Walk at Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi

Hi,

Yet another amazing experience today at IHC walk at the Humayun’s tomb with Beeba Sobti. It was a very well guided tour and she gave us excellent information on the tomb along with good examples. To my surprise this place had a lot of greeny and beautiful gardens that made it so elegant.

Here is a small brief on the place. Built in the mid 16th century by Haji Begum, senior wife of Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, Humayun's Tomb is an early example of Mughal architecture built in Delhi. It is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India. The architecture of the mausoleum is similar to Taj Mahal. The say its the Taj Mahal of Delhi.

The Humayun tomb is located at the centre of a huge garden complex. The garden complex is divided mainly into four compartments further being sub-divided into many square parts (a typical example of Mughal char-bagh), with causeways and water channels, and water pavilions at regular intervals. The building medium in the Humayun’s Tomb is of three kinds of stones, viz., red sandstone, while marble and quartzite.

The building is octagonal in shape, raised on a platform, with double domes, high arches, laid in the centre of a large walled enclosure, the monument is an imposing structure. A baradari (pavilion) occupies the centre of the eastern wall and a hamam (bath chamber) the centre of northern wall. Approached from four sides by paved stone paths which divide the garden into four squares, the mausoleum also has the distinction of having several of the Mughal rulers buried here.

The tomb was constructed with the help of a Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyuath. It took 8 years to build and had a Chahr Bagh Garden style in its design, which is a Persian-style garden layout and was the first of its kind in the South Asia region.

For all you there visit this place & enjoy.
God Bless You!

Bbhawanaa:)

15th Feb 2009