special features of humayus tomb
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Built in the 15th century, Humayun’s Tomb is an intriguing historical site in Delhi. Below are some of the interesting features about Humayun’s Tomb that you would like to know –
1. There are more than 100 graves within the entire complex. Several of them are on the first level terrace, known as “Dormitory of the Mughals”.
2. Humayun’s Tomb was designed by a Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyath.
3. It was notably the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent with beautiful causeways and channels.
4. It was the first Indian building known as a classic specimen of the double-domed elevation with kiosks on a huge scale.
5. The tomb’s concept of eight side chambers symbolizes the Islamic concept of paradise.
6. The building introduced the distinctive combination of red sandstone and white marble.
7. Contrary to Taj Mahal, which a husband built in the memory of his wife, Humayun Tomb was built by a wife, Hamida Banu Begam, for her husband.
8. UNESCO declared the tomb a World Heritage Site in 1993.
9. Humayun’s Tomb has earned the status of being a landmark in the expansion of Mughal architecture.
10. Humayun’s Tomb inspired the construction of the much celebrated Taj Mahal, which was built a century later.
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Built in the 15th century, Humayun’s Tomb is an intriguing historical site in Delhi. Below are some of the interesting features about Humayun’s Tomb that you would like to know –
1. There are more than 100 graves within the entire complex. Several of them are on the first level terrace, known as “Dormitory of the Mughals”.
2. Humayun’s Tomb was designed by a Persian architect, Mirak Mirza Ghiyath.
3. It was notably the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent with beautiful causeways and channels.
4. It was the first Indian building known as a classic specimen of the double-domed elevation with kiosks on a huge scale.
5. The tomb’s concept of eight side chambers symbolizes the Islamic concept of paradise.
6. The building introduced the distinctive combination of red sandstone and white marble.
7. Contrary to Taj Mahal, which a husband built in the memory of his wife, Humayun Tomb was built by a wife, Hamida Banu Begam, for her husband.
8. UNESCO declared the tomb a World Heritage Site in 1993.
9. Humayun’s Tomb has earned the status of being a landmark in the expansion of Mughal architecture.
10. Humayun’s Tomb inspired the construction of the much celebrated Taj Mahal, which was built a century later.
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Humayun's Tomb features are:-
• The central towering dome and the tall gateway known as pishtaqbecame important aspects of Mughal architecture. This tomb architecture was first visible in Humayun’s tomb.
• The tomb was placed in the centre of a huge formal Chahar baghand built in the tradition known as ‘eight paradises’ or hasht bihisht—a central hall surrounded by eight rooms.
• The building was constructed with red sandstone, edge with white marble.
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