HUMAYUN'S TOMB HISTORICAL PLACE DELHI -- WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE -- TADKA BRIGHT

HUMAYUN TOMB HISTORICAL PLACE DELHI WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE

HUMAYUN'S TOMB HISTORICAL PLACE DELHI -- WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE

BRIEF SYNTHESIS:


Humayun’s topographic point, Delhi is that the initial of the grand kinsfolk mausoleums that were to become synonyms of Mughal design with the art form reaching its celestial point eighty years later at the later Taj Mahal. Humayun’s topographic point stands at intervals a posh of twenty seven.04 ha. that has different modern, sixteenth century Mughal garden-tombs like Nila Gumbad, Isa Khan, Bu Halima, Afsarwala, Barber’s topographic point and also the advanced wherever the craftsmen utilized for the Building of Humayun’s topographic point stayed, the Arab Serai.
 

Humayun’s topographic point was inbuilt the 1560’s, with the patronage of Humayun’s son, the good Emperor Akbar. Persian and Indian craftsmen worked along to make the garden-tomb, way grander than any topographic point engineered before within the monotheism world. Humayun’s garden-tomb is associate degree example of the charbagh (a four quadrant garden with the four rivers of Quranic paradise represented), with pools joined by channels. The garden is entered from lofty gateways on the south and from the west with pavilions set within the centre of the japanese and northern walls.
 
The burial chamber itself stands on a high, wide terraced platform with 2 bay deep rounded cells on all four sides. it's associate degree irregular polygonal shape set up with four long sides and chamfered edges. it's head by a forty two.5 m high double dome clad with marble flanked by columned kiosks (chhatris) and also the domes of the central chhatris ar adorned with glazed ceramic tiles. the center of every aspect is deeply recessed by massive arched vaults with a series of smaller ones set into the facade.
 
The interior could be a massive polygonal shape chamber with rounded roof compartments interconnected by galleries or corridors. This polygonal shape set up is continual on the second story. The structure is of dressed stone clad in red arenaceous rock with white and black decorated marble borders.
 
The topographic point stands in a particularly important anthropology setting, centred at the Shrine of the fourteenth century Sufi Saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. Since it's thought of auspicious to be buried close to a saint’s grave, seven centuries of topographic point building has LED to the world changing into the densest ensemble of medieval monotheism buildings in Bharat.
 

CRITERIA (ii):

Humayun’s garden-tomb is constructed on a monumental scale, grandeur of style and garden setting with no precedence within the monotheism world for a burial chamber. Here for the primary time, vital discipline innovations were created as well as making a char-bagh – a garden setting impressed by the outline of paradise within the Holy Book. The monumental scale achieved here was to become a feature of the Mughal Empire ending within the construction of the Taj Mahal.
 

CRITERIA (iv):

Humayun’s topographic point and also the different modern sixteenth century garden tombs at intervals the property kind a novel ensemble of Mughal era garden-tombs. The monumental scale, treatment and garden setting are outstanding in monotheism garden-tombs. Humayun’s topographic point is that the initial vital example in Bharat, and particularly else, the image of the powerful Mughal kinsfolk that unified most of the sub continent.
 

INTEGRITY:

The inscribed property includes the Humayun’s topographic point enclosure, that contains the gateways, pavilions and hooked up structures pre-dating Humayun’s topographic point, like the Barber’s topographic point, Nila Gumbad and its garden setting, Isa Khan’s garden topographic point and different modern sixteenth century structures like Bu Halima’s garden-tomb and Afsarwala garden-Tomb. All of those attributes absolutely convey the outstanding universal worth of the property. The tomb’s within the advanced are revered throughout their history then have preserved original kind and purpose intact. Recent conservation works, that have followed the urban landscape approach, are aimed toward conserving this character and ensured the preservation of the physical material, enhancing the importance whereas invigorating living building craft traditions employed by the Mughal builders.
 

AUTHENTICITY:

The believability of the Humayun’s topographic point lies within the burial chamber.

The topographic point and its encompassing structures ar well in their original state and interventions are marginal and of top quality. Conservation works being disbursed on the structures ar centered on exploitation ancient.Layers from the roof and replacement by lime-concrete, removal of cement plaster from the lower cells and replacement with lime mortar in original patterns and concrete removal from the lower platform to reveal and reset the initial stone paving, among different similar efforts. the same conservation approach is being employed on all garden-tombs within the advanced.
 

PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT NECESSITIES:

As with different sites below the management of the anthropology Survey of Bharat (ASI), Through various laws like Ancient Monuments and Anthropological Sites and Relics Act 1958 and Rules 1959, Ancient Monuments and Anthropological Sites and Relics (Amendment and Verification) Act 2010, Municipal Corporation of Delhi Act 1957, Land Acquisition Act 1894, Delhi Urban Arts Commission There is sufficient security. The Act 1973, Urban Land (Sealing and Regulation) Act 1976, Environmental Pollution Act, 1986, amongst others. The topographic point and its gardens has been the main focus of a conservation project in partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture since 1997 with the fencelike gardens rebuilt with flowing water within the initial section (1997-2003) and also the conservation works on the topographic point and different hooked up structures being undertaken since 2007.
 
The availability of high craft ensures that significance is preserved particularly by removal of contemporary materials. A core committee comprising ASI Director General, ASI extra Director General, ASI Regional Director, Director (Conservation) and also the Superintending archeologist, ASI Delhi Circle review all on-going works being enforced by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. Conservation works ar more severally per reviewed on an everyday basis.
 
The physical setting of the property, with many hundred acres of inexperienced within the north, has additionally contributed to the preservation of extra buildings set within the buffer zone.

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Written by - Muskan Banu

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