Humayun S Tomb Floor Plans

Floor plan of tomb structure of humayun s tomb in delhi india.

Humayun s tomb floor plans.

Maqbara i humayun is the tomb of the mughal emperor humayun in delhi india. In total the structure contains 124 spaces which contain the memorials of mughal royal family members and nobility. Items portrayed in this file. The symmetrical ground plan contains 124 vaulted chambers in all.

Following a decade long revitalisation efforts undertaken by the aga khan trust for culture which included the conservation of monuments restoration of parks and gardens and related socio economic projects in neighbouring districts the humayun s tomb complex now receives almost two million visitors annually over 500 000 of them are school children. 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. Humayun s tomb was completed in 1572 c e. Click on a date time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Humayun s tomb stands within a complex of 27 04 ha. The floor plan is repeated on the second level. As a result humayun s tomb is also referred to as the dormitory of mughals since over 150 mughal family members are buried there. Humayun s tomb was built in the 1560 s with.

Humayun s tomb is known as the first example of the monumental scale that would characterize subsequent mughal imperial architecture. Date time thumbnail dimensions user comment. Humayun s tomb is surrounded by a 27 hectare garden complex. The tomb was commissioned by humayun s first wife bega begum hajji begum and designed by mirak mirza ghiyath a persian architect.

In humayun s tomb each of the main chambers has in turn eight more smaller chambers radiating from it. It was the first garden tomb on the indian subcontinent thus lending inspiration to the famed taj mahal. After a century from its construction humayun s tomb inspired the construction of the more famous taj mahal. That includes other contemporary 16 th century mughal garden tombs such as nila gumbad isa khan bu halima afsarwala barber s tomb and the complex where the craftsmen employed for the building of humayun s tomb stayed the arab serai.

It was the first garden tomb on the indian subcontinent and. From the point of view of the history of architecture this building is the unique connecting link between the gur emir where humayun s ancestor tamerlane is buried and the mausoleum of his grandson shah jahan i e. Commissioned it is believed by humayun s senior widow and principal wife haji begam or by her son akbar the tomb is the first to mark the grave of a mughal emperor. First floor plan of humayun s tomb.