Humayun’s Tomb : In News
Union Minister of Culture and Tourism recently inaugurated the sprawling 100,000 square feet state of the art – Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum at the Humayun’s Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage site in New Delhi.
- Inspired from the ancient ‘Baolis’ or stepped wells of Delhi, this underground museum is designed to retain the visual integrity of the monuments located in the complex, as per the UNESCO recommendation that site museums be provided at World Heritage Sites to provide the cultural context of the heritage edifice.
- Humayun’s tomb is the tomb ofMughal emperor, Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun situated in Delhi, India.
- The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1558.
- It was designed by Persian architects Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad.
- Humayun’s Tomb is notable for being the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent and the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale.It features high arches and double domes, showing considerable Persian influence.
- The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
- It is situated in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, near the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila.
