Visit the Historical Tomb of Mogul King Humayun in New Delhi, India

The capital city of Delhi in India is full of historical monuments, mainly of Mogul times. The Moguls have gifted many beautiful monuments to India, which have become the most vital historical sight seeing spots of present India. One such historical monument that is visited by thousands of history lovers at Delhi is the tomb of Mogul king Humayun. Humayun was the mogul king of Delhi during early sixteenth century. He was the father of King Akbar. The Mogul kingdom had developed rapidly during the kingdom of Humayun. The tomb of Humayun is situated in New Delhi at around 3 miles from famous India Gate.

One can easily reach this historical tomb by hired car or taxi service. The regular sites seeing luxury coaches also invariably take the tourists to this historical tomb. This tomb was built by Hajji Begum, the elder queen of king Humayun in the middle of the sixteenth century. The architecture of this tomb is based on the early mogul style. The low height design of the building, the four gates in all the four directions of the tomb, the shining artistic top ghumats, and the most beautiful gardens all around are the most common features of this tomb. It is made of red and white stones, which were brought from the quarries of Rajasthan. When you see this tomb, you will be pleasantly surprised to find the striking similarities of this tomb with the great Taj Mahal of Agra. Though the famous Taj was built around 100 years after this tomb, the similar features of these two monuments are really very interesting for the historians.