Humayun's Tomb
The garden tomb that set the pattern for the Taj Mahal, and Delhi's most beautiful monument.
- Open
- Every day, sunrise to sunset
- Price
- Ticketed, with a higher fee for foreign visitors
- Time Needed
- 1–2 hours
- Best Time
- Late afternoon, when the stone glows
- Address
- Humayun's Tomb, Mathura Road, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi, Delhi 110013Directions
- Getting There
- Cab or auto; the nearest Metro stops are JLN Stadium and Hazrat Nizamuddin, a short ride away.
Why Go
Built in the 1560s for the second Mughal emperor, this was India's first great garden tomb, with the red sandstone and white marble, double dome and four-part garden the Taj Mahal later perfected.
A long restoration has brought back its water channels and tilework. The grounds also hold Isa Khan's older tomb and the graves of many Mughals.
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