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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Humayun’s Tomb 3
Humayun's Tomb complex 2
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi 2

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 (25)

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

Humayun → architecturalLegacy → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Haji Begum → architecturalPatronage → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun’s Tomb
Empress Bega Begum → associatedMonument → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Bega Begum
this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Haji Begum → associatedWithMonument → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi
Empress Bega Begum → burialPlace → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Bega Begum
this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex
Dara Shikoh → burialPlace → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Haji Begum → burialPlace → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun’s Tomb complex
Humayun → burialPlace → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Empress Bega Begum → commissioned → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Bega Begum
this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb in Delhi
Nizamuddin area → contains → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Sayyid Muhammad → designed → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun’s Tomb
Delhi → famousMonument → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Mughal architecture → hasFamousExample → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Nizamuddin Dargah → near → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Mughal Empire
Empress Bega Begum → notableWork → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Bega Begum
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas → notableWork → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Sayyid Muhammad → notableWork → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun’s Tomb
Humayun's Tomb → partOf → Humayun's Tomb self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex
Empress Bega Begum → patronOf → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
subject surface form: Bega Begum
Mughal dynasty → patronized → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ
Akbar II → placeOfBurial → Humayun's Tomb ⓘ