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Humayun's Tomb was built between 1562 and 1570 by Hamida Banu Begum, the wife of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, who died in 1556 after falling from a library staircase. It was the first garden tomb in the Indian subcontinent and introduced a series of architectural innovations that would culminate almost a century later in the Taj Mahal. The Persian architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyas designed the building and the result is one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture ever constructed.
The tomb stands on a high terrace at the centre of a formal char bagh garden, the four-quartered paradise garden divided by water channels that would become the defining landscape of Mughal funerary architecture. The double dome, an outer dome giving the building its spectacular exterior profile and an inner dome creating the correct interior scale, was used here for the first time in India and became a standard feature of all subsequent Mughal monuments. Red Rajasthan sandstone is used for the structure with white marble details throughout.
The complex also contains the tombs of several Mughal emperors and family members. The Isa Khan tomb, a smaller precursor structure in the garden, pre-dates the main tomb and is one of the finest examples of Lodi-era architecture in Delhi.
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Humayun's Tomb is open every day from 6 am to 6 pm including all public holidays
Morning visits before 8 am offer the best light and smallest crowds for photography of the tomb
The complex grounds are extensive so allow at least 90 minutes to explore the main tomb and the wider garden
The nearest metro station is JLN Stadium on the Violet Line approximately 10 minutes walk from the entrance
Photography is freely permitted throughout the complex including inside the tomb chamber
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Humayun's Tomb is open every day from 6 am to 6 pm. There is no weekly closure day. The site is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India and is open on all national holidays.
Humayun's Tomb introduced several architectural features that were directly carried forward into the Taj Mahal: the Persian double dome, the formal char bagh paradise garden layout divided by water channels, the elevated terrace on which the main structure stands and the use of red sandstone with white marble inlay. The Taj Mahal, built 90 years later, is the direct architectural descendant of Humayun's Tomb.
The char bagh is a formal garden layout divided into four equal quadrants by water channels running from a central axis. The word char means four and bagh means garden in Persian. Humayun's Tomb introduced this layout to the Indian subcontinent and it became the standard design for Mughal funerary gardens.
Beyond Humayun himself the complex holds the tombs of his wives, his barber and several later Mughal emperors and family members. Dara Shikoh, Shah Jahan's eldest son, is buried here. The last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar surrendered to British troops at Humayun's Tomb in 1857 and was captured here.
The Isa Khan tomb is a small but exquisitely detailed octagonal tomb and mosque in the garden, built in 1547 before the main Humayun tomb. It is one of the finest surviving examples of Lodi-era Mughal architecture and represents the architectural tradition from which Humayun's Tomb itself evolved.
Take the Delhi Metro Violet Line to JLN Stadium station, approximately 10 minutes walk from the main entrance on Mathura Road in Nizamuddin East. By auto-rickshaw from Connaught Place the journey takes approximately 25 minutes. The site is near the Nizamuddin dargah.
Yes. Photography is freely permitted throughout the complex including in the main tomb chamber. Tripods may require a separate permit arrangement. Videography for commercial purposes requires prior permission from the Archaeological Survey of India.
Allow at least 90 minutes for the main tomb, the char bagh garden and the Isa Khan precinct. History enthusiasts and photographers often spend two to three hours. The complex rewards unhurried exploration particularly in the garden areas.
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