Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi

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Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi is a prominent Mughal-era Charbagh-style garden, renowned for its symmetrical layout of quadrants, water channels, and pathways surrounding the tomb of Emperor Humayun.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Charbagh garden
Mughal garden
historic garden
access public
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture
country India
designedFor Emperor Humayun
gardenStyle Charbagh
hasCulturalSignificance example of early Mughal Charbagh in the Indian subcontinent
hasFeature central water tank
fountains
four quadrants
pathways
pavilions
raised walkways
symmetrical layout
water channels
hasFunction funerary garden
recreational space
hasLayout quadrilateral plan
hasPathNetwork orthogonal pathways
hasVegetation flower beds
lawns
trees
hasView monumental central tomb structure
hasWaterManagement cascades
gravity-fed channels
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
influenced later Mughal garden designs in India
inspiredBy Persian garden tradition
locatedIn Delhi
Humayun's Tomb
surface form: Humayun's Tomb complex

India
maintainedBy Archaeological Survey of India
near Nizamuddin area
surface form: Nizamuddin area of Delhi
orientation cardinal directions
partOf Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
period Mughal era
region National Capital Territory of Delhi
restoredBy Aga Khan Trust for Culture
surrounds Humayun's Tomb
symbolism evocation of Quranic paradise garden
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Humayun's Tomb
surface form: Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
zoning four main quadrants divided by water channels

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charbagh garden hasNotableExample Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi
subject surface form: Charbagh garden
Mirak Mirza Ghiyas notableWork Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi
this entity surface form: charbagh garden layout of Humayun's Tomb
Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi partOf Humayun's Tomb garden in Delhi self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Humayun's Tomb, Delhi