West gate to Humayun's tomb. Humayun was a 16th century mughal emperor. The mausoleum was built in 1565.
Arab serai gate: 14m high gateway leading to the walled enclosure where the Persian artists working on Humayun's tomb. Made in Delhi quartzite, red sandstone…
A small tomb in the complex.
Afsarwala tomb and mosque, 1566.
Folkore attributes this tomb and mosque, both dating from the mughal period, to Afsarwala, meaning officer. The octogonal…
Folkore attributes this tomb and mosque, both dating from the mughal period, to Afsarwala, meaning officer. The octogonal…
The 16m high West gate is adorned with 6-sided stars, used by the mughals as an ornamental cosmic symbol.
West gate.
Wall surrounding the tomb and the garden.
Humayun's tomb, built in 1565-1572. Hamida Banu Begum, Humayun's widow, built the mausoleum. Precursor to the Taj Mahal , it stands on a platform of 12000 sqm…
Humayun's tomb is the first example of a mughal tomb-garden: the tomb stands within a 30 acre enclosure inspired by the idea of the Coranic paradise. A Char…
