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$Humayun\'s Tomb Royalty Free Stock Photo$

$Visitors at Humayun\'s Tomb and Gardens, New Delhi, India Royalty Free Stock Photo$

$Ornate Windows and Walls at Humayun\'s Tomb, New Delhi, India Royalty Free Stock Photo$

Ornate Archways into the Gardens at Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi, India Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Humayun's tomb is the tomb of Mughal emperor, Mirza Nasir al-Din Muhammad commonly known as Humayun situated in Delhi, India.The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum under her patronage in 1558, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, close to the Dina-panah Citadel, also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun found in 1538. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale.