Humayun's Tomb
This is a full view of the north side of the tomb. The main gate to the tomb is on the west side toward Mecca. There is also a mosque in the complex.
Located in Delhi, India, Humayun's tomb or mausoleum was a precursor to the Taj Mahal but with major differences. Humayun's tomb was commissioned by his wife, and the facade uses mostly red sandstone with white marble highlights topped by a white marble dome. The Taj Mahal was commissioned for the emperor's wife and uses only white marble for the facade. Also Humayun's Tomb is located in a large garden setting and is symmetrical and almost the same from all four directions. It also has no minarets.
—from Wikipedia
Humayun's tomb (Persian: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of Emperor Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun, the second Mughal emperor. Situated in Delhi, India, the tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1538. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri's court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals, constructed in 1547.
Humayun's Tomb
This is a full view of the north side of the tomb. The main gate to the tomb is on the west side toward Mecca. There is also a mosque in the complex.
Located in Delhi, India, Humayun's tomb or mausoleum was a precursor to the Taj Mahal but with major differences. Humayun's tomb was commissioned by his wife, and the facade uses mostly red sandstone with white marble highlights topped by a white marble dome. The Taj Mahal was commissioned for the emperor's wife and uses only white marble for the facade. Also Humayun's Tomb is located in a large garden setting and is symmetrical and almost the same from all four directions. It also has no minarets.
—from Wikipedia
Humayun's tomb (Persian: Maqbara-i Humayun) is the tomb of Emperor Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun, the second Mughal emperor. Situated in Delhi, India, the tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1538. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun, several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it, from the main entrance in the West, including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself, by twenty years; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niazi, an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri's court of the Suri dynasty, who fought against the Mughals, constructed in 1547.