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Humayun's tomb (Hindustani: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum (also known as Haji Begum), in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.

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  • Emperor Humayun

    Mughal Emperor, Humayun r. 1508–1556

  • "Capture of the King of Delhi by Captain Hodson"

    Capture of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar and his sons by William Hodson at Humayun's tomb in September 1857

  • Humayun tomb interior

    Humayun's cenotaph

  • Roof of entrance of Humayun's tomb

    Ceiling of entrance chamber inside

  • Tomb of Barber(Nai Ka Gumbad)

    Tomb of Barber(Nai Ka Gumbad)

  • Chillah Nizamuddin

    Chillah Nizamuddin

  • Isha Khan Niyazi's tomb - Delhi 297 HT

    Isa Khan Niyazi's Tomb, dating 1547

  • Bu Halima's Garden and Tomb view

    Bu Halima's Garden and tomb view

  • Nila Gumbad, Delhi

    Nila Gumbad ca 1625–6, built by courtier Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, for his servant Fahim Khan

  • Restoration work at Humayun's tomb, Delhi, 2008

    Restoration work at Humayun's tomb, required removal of 3000 truckloads (12,000 cubic meters) of earth, and special chute installed at the back, from the roof (2008)

  • Humayun's Tomb Monument

    View of the Southwestern Corner of Humayun's Tomb

  • Humayun's tomb by Shagil Kannur 2

    A reflection

  • The white marble dome and chhatris on the roof of Humayun's tomb

    Six-pointed Stars on One of Humayun's Tomb's Pishtaqs

  • Humayun Delhi 2

    Cenotaphs of Hamida Banu Begum, Dara Shikoh etc. in a side room

  • Jaali or marble lattice screen showing a mihrab, from inside Humayun's tomb, Delhi

    A jali mihrab indicates the qibla direction while one stands inside Humayun's cenotaph's chamber and looks to the west.

  • Humayun's Tomb from the entrance, Delhi

    Humayun's Tomb Seen from Inside the West Gate

  • Details of Entrance portal into Humayuns Tomb, Delhi

    The Western Facade of the West Gate at Humayun's Tomb

  • Isa Khan's mosque, built ca 1547 AD, near Humayun's tomb

    Isa Khan's mosque, across his tomb, also built ca 1547 CE, near Humayun's tomb

  • Gateway into Arab Sarai, near Humayun's tomb complex, Delhi

    Gateway into Araba Sarai, south to the pathway towards Humayun's tomb

  • Afsarwala tomb - Landscape view

    Afsarwala tomb located near Humayun Tomb

  • Humayun's Tomb, with the Barber's Tomb in the foreground, Delhi, 1858 photograph

    Tomb of Humayun, with his barber's tomb (Nai-ka-Gumbad) in the foreground, Delhi (1858 photograph)

  • Humayun's Tomb, Delhi. 1860

    English garden-style roundabouts replaced the square central tanks of the Charbagh garden in 1860

  • Humayun's Tomb at night 04

    Humayun's Tomb at night

  • A side view of Humayun's Tomb

    A side view of Humayun's Tomb

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