Humayun's Tomb is the sub-continent's first garden tomb. The first grand mausoleums that the Mughals had built. And you will be surprised to know that this Tomb was the inspiration for Taj Mahal at Agra. Built in the 1560's under the patronage of the great emperor Akbar. It is also a perfect example of Indo-Persian architecture.

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Humayun's tomb is a charbagh with pools joined by channels. The mausoleum stands on a high, wide terraced platform. The location of the tomb is very significant and holy because of its vicinity to the Dargah of Sheikh Nizamuddin Aulia, a 14th Century Sufi Saint.

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There is no place where beauty doesn't exist. All you need to do is just open your eyes to it.

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Where the emperor rests in peace.

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After Humayun's Tomb was completed. It served as the burial for many Mughal descendants.

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Inside the premises you will find the Arab ki Sarai. Built in the 1562 by Humayun's widow Hamida Banu Begum for the 300 Arab servants whom she had brought from Hajj.

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A series of cell divided into two quadrangles with a gateway in the centre. There used to be mandis or the markets bounded by arched cells those days.

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There are a series of such gateways that lead you to the Tomb. These huge gateways are the testimony of grandeur and majesty.

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