Apart from the beauty of the monument itself i have been fascinated by the huge swathes of gardens around Humanyun's Tomb. Driving in from congested Nizammudin colony its indeed a feeling of freedom to come upon the elaborate and famous Mughal Charbag style gardens with water channels and fountains laid out in four equal quartets. Humayun's Tomb is now a World Heritage Site so its well looked after. It was built by Humayun's wife Bega Begum after his death. I think she must be the greatest female architect in the history of India. It is the first Mughal monument to encorporate the double dome. Strangely one gets to hear so little about Bega Begum. The Taj Mahal itself was modelled on her artitectural wonder. What is intersting is that both these monuments were built for love. In the case of Taj Mahal it was the grieveing husband who made a tomb for his dead wife while in the case of Humayun's Tomb it was visa versa. However some historians believe that it was Emperor Akbar who supervised the construction of the Humayun's tomb.
Isa khan Mosque
Isa Khan Tomb-
Isa khan is thought to be a general of Islam Shah the son of Sher Shah Suri
The ruined gateway of Isa Khan tomb
Quranic inscription on Isa Khan Mosque
Threshold at Humayuns Tomb
Graves at Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
Arch at Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Palm trees at each corner of Humayun's Tomb
Afsarwala tomb- The tomb is in honour of an afsar thought he identify of the afsar or officer is not known.
Water works from the local hammam at Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb reflected in the water of the fountains.
Humayun's Tomb
Ceiling of the entrance porch of Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
Barber's Tomb: It is locally called so and know one knows who is buried in the tomb inside. Because of the name historians say it was built in honor Humayun's favourite nai (Barber)
Humayun's Tomb stone
A perforated window at Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
A balcony at Humayun's Tomb
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