Friday, May 29, 2015

INDIA - Humayan's Tomb, Delhi

 Thanks to postcrosser Mukund for the card.


"Humayan's Tomb, Delhi, the first built with several innovations, set at the centre of luxurious gardens with water channels, as the precursor monument to the Taj Mahal (built a century later).  It was built in 1570 and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Monument in 1993 for its cultural importance. The tomb set on an irregular octagonal plinth has a raised dome of 42.5 height, covered by marble slabs and decorated with canopies."


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