Humayun's Tomb

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Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal architecture
UNESCO World Heritage Site
cultural heritage monument
mausoleum
tourist attraction
architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas
Sayyid Muhammad
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture
Persian architecture
builtFor Humayun
builtInCentury 16th century
burialPlaceOf Humayun
Mughal emperors
linked to: Mughal dynasty

Mughal princes
category Mausoleums in Delhi
Mughal tombs
World Heritage Sites in Delhi
city Delhi
commissionedBy Empress Bega Begum
Haji Begum
completionDate 1572
constructionEndDate 1572
constructionStartDate 1565
continent Asia
country India
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India
hasFeature arched facades
central water channels
charbagh garden
chhatris
double dome
high plinth
pietra dura inlay
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site in India
inspired Taj Mahal
isPrecursorOf Taj Mahal
locatedIn Delhi
India
Nizamuddin area
materialUsed red sandstone
white marble
near Nizamuddin Dargah
Yamuna River
linked to: Yamuna
partOf Humayun's Tomb complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
patron Bega Begum
linked to: Haji Begum
region Delhi National Capital Territory
restorationBy Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Archaeological Survey of India
surroundedBy charbagh garden
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 232
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1993

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Mughal Empire notableBuilding Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb partOf Humayun's Tomb complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Humayun burialPlace Humayun's Tomb
Humayun architecturalLegacy Humayun's Tomb
Delhi famousMonument Humayun's Tomb
Mughal dynasty patronized Humayun's Tomb
Mughal architecture hasFamousExample Humayun's Tomb
Akbar II placeOfBurial Humayun's Tomb
Nizamuddin Dargah near Humayun's Tomb
Nizamuddin area contains Humayun's Tomb
Bega Begum notableWork Humayun's Tomb
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
Bega Begum patronOf Humayun's Tomb
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
Bega Begum commissioned Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Bega Begum burialPlace Humayun's Tomb complex
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Bega Begum associatedMonument Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
subject linked to: Empress Bega Begum
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
World Heritage Sites in Delhi hasMember Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Haji Begum architecturalPatronage Humayun’s Tomb
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Haji Begum burialPlace Humayun’s Tomb complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Haji Begum associatedWithMonument Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
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Sayyid Muhammad notableWork Humayun’s Tomb
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Sayyid Muhammad designed Humayun’s Tomb
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Mirak Mirza Ghiyas notableWork Humayun's Tomb
Dara Shikoh burialPlace Humayun's Tomb
Mathura Road nearbyLandmark Humayun’s Tomb area
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Alamgir II burialPlace Humayun's Tomb
House of Babur notableMonument Humayun's Tomb
Delhi region containsLandmarks Humayun's Tomb
Gur-e-Amir influenced Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi locatedIn Humayun's Tomb complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Sunder Nursery adjacentTo Humayun's Tomb
Sunder Nursery partOf Humayun's Tomb–Sunder Nursery–Nizamuddin Basti heritage complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Chausath Khamba near Humayun’s Tomb complex
linked to: Humayun's Tomb
Khan-i-Khanan Rahim's tomb inspiredBy Humayun's Tomb