DELHI

Let's see now the most significant model of Mughal architecture in India :
The Humayun's Tomb ( humayun का मकबरा Humayun ka maqbara)

This impressive monument is situated in the South East of the capital , at Nizamuddin East area। The mausoleum of the second Mughal Emperor Humayun was built by his wife Haji Begum near the year 1562। Since 1993, it has been registered on the World Heritage Site's list by UNESCO।

As you can notice, it's a big complex in which featured a remarkable square garden inside. The garden is divided into small squares by pathways ( चाहर बाघ Chahar Bagh " four gardens"), typical of a Mughal garden.

Here we have a mughal-style basin situated in the garden of the Humayun's tomb.

This impressive mausoleum stands up in the center of the entire complex. If you want to see the the emperor's cenotaph, you'll have to enter in the central octogonal chamber It is kept there with arched lobbies on the sides which contain perforated screens It's very beautiful when the sunrays go through the screen and get into the room. We found it simply magical !!!!

Here, we can see an intricate carved window inside the mausoleum. It shows us a fine example of islamic art in India.

One more interesting thing about this monument: Below the vaults of the mauseoleum house, there're also the graves of a number of Mughal emperors.
We enjoyed the visit inside but our guide was quite boring. He wearied us with his soporific technical explanations about architecture!! :-( So we liked the walks in the gardens better!!

Hey , it's an ideal place for a game of hide-and-seek!!!! ;-)