Humayun S Tomb Floor Plan

A high portal in the front elevation.

Humayun s tomb floor plan.

Humayun s tomb seen from the south. The mausoleum stands on a massive platform which has a height of up to 7 meters. World heritage properties humayun s tomb delhi. 1564 by haji begum wife of the emperor humayun eight years after his death in delhi in the vicinity of the city of din panah founded by the emperor.

It was the first garden tomb on the indian subcontinent and. 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. The symmetrical ground plan contains 124 vaulted chambers in all. Images policy faq.

And arch netting in the vaults. The sarcophagus of humayun is found in the central domed chamber the head pointing south and facing east according to islamic practice. From the corners the struc ture appears to be a complex series of interlocking surfaces. Humayun s tomb was built in the 1560 s with.

Built to a meticulously symmetrical plan it displayed a range of timurid characteristics including the bulbous double dome on a high drum. The exit to sundar nursery has a traditional water cascade as its dominant feature making a symbolic connection with the central axis of the sunder nursery. Entry to humayun s tomb the entry to humayun s tomb is through a long axial processional track. All photos by the author around the plinth however the tomb s chamferred corners allow the building to appear as a three dimensional form fig.

Humayun s tomb the first mughal building of note to be constructed in india. Monday 18 october 1993. But it now seems unlikely that the old persian timurid and afgan gardens which inspired this pattern were themselves symmetrical. 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.

Humayun s tomb stands within a complex of 27 04 ha. Moreover humayun s tomb is the first garden tomb on the indian subcontinent. Because the word chahar bagh means four garden etymologically it is tempting to think of this as a classical example. Site plan of humayun s tomb and adjacent monuments at delhi showing in green the inscribed property and in red the buffer zone publication date.

Humayun s tomb garden has a symmetrical plan. The principal entry court is a sunken garden in the shade of a large existing tree. Maqbara i humayun is the tomb of the mughal emperor humayun in delhi india. The building is constructed from red sandstone while the tomb itself is made of yellow and black marble.