Humayun's Tomb
Humayun’s tomb is located near the region of Nizamuddin in New Delhi. The Humayun Tomb is declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage site in the year 1993. The tomb was constructed by the Humayuns’ wife Hamida Banu Begum in the year 1562.
The design of this tomb was made by a perisan architect Mirak Mirza Ghiyath. It was one of the only garden tombs available in India. The construction of this tomb was made on a massive scale. About Humayun tomb’s it is said that there was no previous creation done by the Mughal ruler in which the use of red stone was done on this big scale.
About Humayun's Tomb
The history of Humayun's Tomb is associated with the Empreor Humayun who is having his grave in the complex with his wife. There are numerous other mughal rulers who were buried here like the Jahandar Shah, Rafi UD-Daulat etc. It is having a gravitational grave in its complex in which the flow of water is made in such a way that it keeps on flow without any usage of pump or motor. The garden in the complex is having a variety of flowers which are imported from many foreign countries.
The Humayun tomb’s is very close to the Yamuna River which made it a perfect place for burring of mughal emperor. Also its close distance from many Sufi saints dargah it was preferred for the mughal emperor grave.
It was considered to be a pure place for the mughal ruler. Through this tradition there was a following of garden style tomb in the mughal rulers.
India Gate
India Gate is situated in the heart of the capital city New Delhi. India Gate is having a special position in the history and also it is treated as the national monument of India. It is having all the names of the soldier that were in the British Army during the World War I and Afghan War.
There are more than 90,000 soldiers named engraved on this gate and by this the gate also become popular by another name known as the All India war Memorial. About India Gate construction, it is made up of fine red stone and granite. The designer of this gate was Sir Edwin lutyens who also made other structural places in New Delhi.
About India Gate
The history of India Gate has seen mainly changes in the past which included the removal of the statue of King George V which used to stand in front of the gate. There is a fire under the gate which is known as Amar Jawan Jyoti. The height of India Gate is about 42 metres and is linked with many important roads from all directions. The total area which comes under the India Gate is about 300000 sq. Metres. The road reaching to the gate were opened for the traffic until recent threats of terrorist which made the closely of these roads.
The whole area surrounding the India Gate is having lush green grass and fountains which attracts a large crowd from all across the world. The place becomes heavy crowded in the evening and night time.
Jama Masjid
Jama Masjid or Masjid-i-jahan-Numa means a world reflecting mosque is located in the central heart of old Delhi. It was used to be the central mosque of the old Delhi in the time of Shah Jahan rule over Delhi.
He completed this mosque in the year 1656 and made it the biggest and best known mosque all over India. About Jama Masjid location, it is located on a very busy street of old Delhi which is also known as Chawri Bazaar.
About Jama Masjid
The name of Jama Masjid was put on the Friday noon prayer which used to given at this mosque. The capacity of this mosque is about 25000 people which are more than any other mosque in India. The history of Jama Masjid included the blood shielding work of about 5000 labours for making this mosque. The cost of this mosque at the time period of Shah Jahan was estimated to be about 1 million rupees.
About the architecture of the Jama Masjid, it has two 40 meter high minarets made of pure red stone and white marble. It has three entry gates and four towers in the complex of the Masjid.
The Jama Masjid can be seen from any region within 5 kiolmeter of its radius as it was located on a place which was on a higher ground in comparison to the other buildings of the area. The architecture of another mosque built by the son of Shah Jahan in Lahore is similar to Jama Masjid. There is a massive use of red stone in Jama Masjid which helped it standing all seasons of the year
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