Delhi Virtual Tour
Colllection of Diaries Key Chains Note Blocks Office Utilities Pen Stands Pens Pencils Utility Boxes
Delhi Virtual Tour
Delhi Virtual Tour Explore INDIA With Us
 
Delhi Virtual Tour
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

General Information
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Where To Shop
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

General Travel Info
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Mughal Gardens

Gardens

Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens

Mughal Gardens

Photo Gallery
Mughal Gardens

Mughal Gardens

360° Virtual Tour
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Mughal Gardens
Forts & Monuments

Mughal Monuments

Forts & Monuments
Forts & Monuments
Red Fort
Red Fort
Red Fort

Red Fort

Photo Gallery
Red Fort

Red Fort

360° Virtual Tour
Red Fort
Red Fort
Red Fort
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's Tomb

Photo Gallery
Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's Tomb

360° Virtual Tour
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb
Safdarjung Tomb
Safdarjung Tomb

Safdarjung Tomb

Photo Gallery
Safdarjung Tomb

Safdarjung Tomb

360° Virtual Tour
Safdarjung Tomb
Safdarjung Tomb
Safdarjung Tomb
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar

Qutub Minar

Photo Gallery
Qutub Minar

Qutub Minar

360° Virtual Tour
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar
Qutub Minar
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid

Photo Gallery
Jama Masjid

Jama Masjid

360° Virtual Tour
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid
Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar

Photo Gallery
Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar

360° Virtual Tour
Jama Masjid
Jantar Mantar
Jama Masjid
Old Fort
Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar

Photo Gallery
Jama Masjid
Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar
Forts & Monuments
Forts & Monuments

British Monuments

Forts & Monuments
Forts & Monuments
Red Fort
India Gate
India Gate

India Gate

Photo Gallery
India Gate

India Gate

360° Virtual Tour
Parliament House
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Forts & Monuments
Forts & Monuments

Modern Monuments

Forts & Monuments
Forts & Monuments
Red Fort
Gandhi Samadhi, Rajghat
Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Photo Gallery
Rashtrapati Bhavan

Rashtrapati Bhavan

360° Virtual Tour
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Rashtrapati Bhavan
Forts & Monuments
Places of Worship

Places of Worship

Places of Worship
Places of Worship
Places of Worship
Sri Lakshmi Narayan Temple
Birla Mandir

Birla Mandir

Photo Gallery
Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir
Birla Mandir
Bahá'í Temple
Baha'i Temple

Baha'i Temple

Photo Gallery
Baha'i Temple
Baha'i Temple
Baha'i Temple
ISKCON Temple
ISKCON Temple

ISKCON Temple

Photo Gallery
ISKCON Temple

ISKCON Temple

360° Virtual Tour
ISKCON Temple
ISKCON Temple
ISKCON Temple
Places of Worship
Museums

Museums/Galleries

Museums
Museums
Museums
National Museum
National Museum

National Museum

Photo Gallery
National Museum

National Museum

360° Virtual Tour
National Museum
National Museum
National Museum
Museums
Museums

Excursions

Museums
Museums
Museums
Taj Mahal
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Akbar's Tomb
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Radha Swami's Samadhi
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Agra Fort
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Crafts Museum
Fatehpur Sikri
Jama Masjid
National Museum
National Museum
Museums
Delhi, India

General Links

Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

About Us
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Recommend Site
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Contact Details
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Delhi, India

Email Us
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Indian Handicrafts

Our Network

Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts

Indian Handicrafts

India
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts

Indian Handicrafts

Taj Mahal
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts

Indian Handicrafts

New Delhi
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts

Indian Handicrafts

Vini Infinity InfoTech
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts

Indian Handicrafts

Jindal Crafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Indian Handicrafts
Delhi, India Delhi, India Delhi, India

Humayun's Tomb

 

The Garden Tomb

Humayun TombHumayun's tomb lies on the Mathura road near its crossing with the Lodi Road. High rubble-built walls enclose here a square garden divided initially into four large squares separated by causeways and channels, each square divided again into smaller squares by pathways ('Chaharbagh') as in a typical Mughal Garden.

The lofty mausoleum is located in the centre of the enclosure and rises from a podium faced with series of cells with arched openings. The central octagonal chamber containing the cenotaph is encompassed by octagonal chambers at the diagonals and arched lobbies on the sides, their openings closed with perforated screens.

Three emphatic arches dominate each side, the central one being the highest. This plan is repeated on the second storey, and a 42.5m high double dome of marble surmounts the roof with pillared kiosks ('chhatris') placed around it. The structure is built with red sandstone, but white and black marble has been used to relieve the monotony, the latter largely in the borders.

Haveli Of Hakeem Ashanullah Khan

Haveli Of Hakeem Ashanullah KhanThe haveli of Hakeem Ashanullah Khan, personal physician of the emperor Bahdur Shah Zafar, was a fortress for those who were able to hide themselves here in the 'ghadar'- the Sepoy Mutiny time. The mansion almost covers 2,000-square-yards and appears to be a mohalla itself. It was because of the orders of the Hakeem that Ghalib was given the scholarship to write the history of the Mughal dynasty. Immediately after the Mutiny, British confiscated the house of the Hakeem. It was soon returned too, but not before it was stripped of the old chandeliers and lamps.

True Mughal Architecture

The tomb was built by Humayun's senior widow Bega Begam, popularly known as Haji Begam, nine years after his death in 1565 according to some, but fourteen years according to the manuscript of an 18th century text. It is the first substantial example of the Mughal architecture, with high arches and double dome, which occurs here for the first time in India. Although some tombs had already been sited within gardens, it is also the first mature example of the idea of garden-tomb, which culminated in the Taj-Mahal at Agra.

The enclosure is entered through two lofty double-storeyed gateways, one on the west and the other on the south, the latter now remaining closed. A 'baradari' (pavilion) occupies the centre of the eastern wall of the enclosure and a bath-chamber that of the northern wall.

A Homage To The Royal Dynasty

Several rulers of the Mughal dynasty lie buried in the mausoleum, although it is not possible to identify their graves. Among those lying buried here are Bega Begam, Hamida Banu Begam - Humayun's junior wife, Dara Shikoh - Shah Jahan's son, and the later Mughals, Jalandar Shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi'u'd-Darajat, Rafi'u'd-Daula and 'Alamgir II, Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor of Delhi had taken shelter in this tomb with the three princes during the mutiny and was captured here in 1857 by Lieutenant Hodson.

Travel Information

Visiting Hours: 6:30 am to 6 pm (All Days Opened)

Entry Fees: Foreigners - Rs 250/- or US $5, Indians - Rs 10/-
Children below 15 years of age are allowed free entry.

Photography / Videogrpahy: Still camera is allowed without any charge. Rs. 25/- is charged for movie camera.

Subscribe Newsletter

SubscribeNewsletter

Subscribe Newsletter
Delhi, India
Delhi, India

Name:

Delhi, India
Delhi, India

E-mail Address:

Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Delhi, India Delhi, India Delhi, India
Delhi, India
Explore INDIA With Us Delhi, India

Website Designed & Developed by www.ViniInfinity.com