The garden's "central domed chamber" is Humayun's Tomb. Its four "corner rooms" are the Grave Platform, the Tree Platform, the Barber's Tomb, and an octagonal pool that adds symmetry when paired with the octagonal Tree Platform as a hint to a larger connection.

Humayun's tomb (Persian: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of Emperor Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun situated in Delhi, India. [1]

Humayun’s Tomb is now one of the best-preserved Mughal monuments in Delhi. The tomb design is attributed to Sayyid Muhammad and his father, Mirak Sayyid Ghiyath (Mirak Mirza Ghiyas), Persian architects and poets active in the Timurid and later the Mughal courts.

Site Plan of Humayun’s Tomb and Adjacent monuments at Delhi, showing in green the inscribed property and in red the buffer zone

Mar 14, 2025 · Humāyūn’s Tomb, one of the earliest extant examples of the garden tomb characteristic of Mughal-era architecture, situated in Delhi, India. In 1993 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

2016 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi - map of the inscribed minor boundary modification 2015 Humayun's Tomb, Delhi - map of inscribed property 1993 Site Plan of Humayun’s Tomb and Adjacent monuments at Delhi, showing in green the inscribed property and in red the buffer zone 2023 Periodic Reporting Cycle 3 ...

Mar 30, 2023 · The Humayun tomb plan includes 2 major gates, one Char bagh (Mughal garden,) mosques as well as a Serai or a rest house to visit. In addition to that, there are over 150 graves enclosed within the many tombs in the garden – each one with its own story.

Although Sikandar Lodi’s tomb was the first garden-tomb to be built in India, it is Humayun’s tomb which set up a new vogue, the crowning achievement of which is the Taj at Agra.

The Tomb of Humayun is considered the first exquisite example of the Mughal style based on Persian architecture. As Humayun picked up Persian principles during his exile, it is believed that he designed the tomb himself.

Humayun's tomb is known as the first example of the monumental scale that would characterize subsequent Mughal imperial architecture. Commissioned, it is believed, by Humayun's senior widow and principal wife, Haji Begam, or by her son Akbar, the tomb is the first to mark the grave of a Mughal emperor; Humayun's father Babur, who founded the ...