Humayun's Tomb

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Mughal architecture UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage monument mausoleum tourist attraction

Humayun's Tomb is a 16th-century Mughal mausoleum in Delhi, India, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a major architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Humayun's Tomb canonical	23
Humayun's Tomb complex	3
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi	3
Humayun’s Tomb	3
Humayun’s Tomb complex	2
Humayun's Tomb in Delhi	1
Humayun's Tomb–Sunder Nursery–Nizamuddin Basti heritage complex	1
Humayun’s Tomb area	1
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mughal architecture ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ cultural heritage monument ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architect	Mirak Mirza Ghiyas ⓘ Sayyid Muhammad ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Mughal architecture ⓘ Persian architecture ⓘ
builtFor	Humayun ⓘ
builtInCentury	16th century ⓘ
burialPlaceOf	Humayun ⓘ Mughal dynasty ⓘ surface form: Mughal emperors Mughal princes ⓘ
category	Mausoleums in Delhi ⓘ Mughal tombs ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Delhi ⓘ
city	Delhi ⓘ
commissionedBy	Empress Bega Begum ⓘ Haji Begum ⓘ
completionDate	1572 ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1572 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1565 ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasFeature	arched facades ⓘ central water channels ⓘ charbagh garden ⓘ chhatris ⓘ double dome ⓘ high plinth ⓘ pietra dura inlay ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ World Heritage Site in India ⓘ
inspired	Taj Mahal ⓘ
isPrecursorOf	Taj Mahal ⓘ
locatedIn	Delhi ⓘ India ⓘ Nizamuddin area ⓘ
materialUsed	red sandstone ⓘ white marble ⓘ
near	Nizamuddin Dargah ⓘ Yamuna ⓘ surface form: Yamuna River
partOf	Humayun's Tomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex
patron	Haji Begum ⓘ surface form: Bega Begum
region	National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ surface form: Delhi National Capital Territory
restorationBy	Aga Khan Trust for Culture ⓘ Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
surroundedBy	charbagh garden ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	232 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1993 ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) → notableBuilding → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

subject surface form: Mughal Empire

Humayun's Tomb → partOf → Humayun's Tomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex

Humayun → burialPlace → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Humayun → architecturalLegacy → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

National Capital Territory of Delhi → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Delhi → famousMonument → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Indo-Islamic architecture → notableExample → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Mughal dynasty → patronized → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Mughal architecture → hasFamousExample → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Akbar II → placeOfBurial → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Nizamuddin Dargah → near → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Nizamuddin area → contains → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ

Empress Bega Begum → notableWork → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ