BY

ANJAN MAHAKUD
DIVYA RANJAN SAHOO
SASWAT KUMAR BEHERA
SUDHANSHU KUMAR NAYAK
ELINA DASH
IPSITA DASH
Location:- Mathura Road, Nizamuddin East, Delhi,
India

Type:- Tomb

Architectural style:- Mughal

Architect:- Mirak Mirza Ghiyath.

Constructed between:- (1565-1572)AD

 INTRODUCTION

 Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of Mughal Emperor

Humayun, commissioned by his wife Hamida Banu
Begum in 1562CE.

 It was the first garden tomb in India.

 The main tomb was for emperor Humayun, Hamida

Begum and also Dara Shikon, son of the late emperor
shah jahan, and othe subsequent Mughals, included
eperor Jahandar shah, Farrukhsiyar, Rafi Ud-Daulat,
Muhammad Kam Bakhsh.

 The garden is divided into four parts by two bisecting

water channels with paved walkways.
 Architecture and Materials
 The high rubble built  Six-sided stars that adorn the
enclosure is entered main gateways, are also seen
through two lofty double- on the iwan of the main tomb
storeyed gateways on the structure, through it has been
west and south used as ornamental cosmic
symbol
 ‘double-layered’
 The tomb built on
dome, has it’s the
rubble masonry and
outer layer of white
red sandstone, uses
marble exterior,
white marble as a
inner part made of
cladding material
up white and black
and also for the
marble and yellow
flooring
sandstone detailing.
Rubble built enclose
 A large iwan , a are inlet between
high arch,  The main chamber carries the double layer
punctuates the the symbolic elements, a dome.
center of each mihrab design over the
façade central marble lattice or jali,
facing mecca in the west
 This west gateway is 16 m high  Local grey quartzite with red
The upper has a small courtyard. sandstone is used lavishly on all
Each side is crowned by a square edges
chatri composed of jalied White marble is used on all
balustrade , slender pillar , prominent outline
chajja and a white marble
cupola resting on a square inlaid
drum

 Charbagh is a rectangular or square

enclosure. Divided in four Quarters by
water channels running in four
directions.
 The four main sections are separated by
two water channels which bisect at right
angels
 One of the eye catching feature of the tomb
was high plinth, but historically its importance
lay in the 56 cells housed with that raised
plinth and that was used as burial place of
almost 100 royal descendants and relatives.
 RESTORATION
 Restoration work by Aga Khan Trust for
 Restoration of Humayun’s tomb
Culture (AKTC), in collaboration with
required removal 12000 cubic meters
Archaeological Survey of India, began around
of earth & special chute installed at
1999 after research work and completed in
the back from the top.
2003.

 Sand stone slab being measured

during restoration.  The water
channels were re-
laid on an
exacting grade of
one centimeter
every 40 meters
(1:4000 slope) for
natural water
flow purpose.
 2 storeyed vaulted
chamber
White marbles
Rubble masonary
Red sand stone

Jaali openings

56 cell houses
 ANALYSIS
 The Humayun’s tomb building is at the center of the whole
place and so it becomes an attraction.

 The garden around It forms kind of a grid in the center of

which the main building is placed.

 There are 4 entry and exit points to get to the tomb of

Humayun.

 The main entry is form the west side in the direction where
the mecca is located.

 This Is generally found in most of the tombs of mosque as

this direction is considered as holy