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Major Attractions
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The Garden Tomb Humayun'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 The 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.
The
Humayun's Tomb of Delhi is built according to
Indo-Islamic tradition. The surrounding of Humayun's
Tomb of Delhi is dotted with fountains. During the
tourists season you will find the place is crowded with
tourists and the street vendors are busy selling various
food items to the cheerful public. |
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