Humayun's Tomb

                                      


The tomb of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun, is a red sandstone and white marble structure of monumental proportions standing in a garden landscaped in the classic chahar bagh (four part paradise garden) pattern. The earliest existing example of the Mughal garden tomb in India, Humayun’s Tomb, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was the first of the grand imperial mausoleums that became the hallmark of the Mughal dynasty. Humayun’s tomb inspired and is a precursor of the Taj Mahal.

The Humayun’s Tomb Complex and its surrounding areas cover almost 60 acres of land and include several significant monuments such as Isa Khan’s tomb enclosure, Afsarwala Tomb and Mosque, Arab Serai, Bu Halima’s Tomb and several monumental gateways.

Conservation work on the restoration of the mausoleum, the gateways, pavilions and tomb structures began in April 2008. Preparatory work prior to conservation included exhaustive archival research, documentation using state-of-art laser scanning technology, condition assessment and structural analysis.


How to reach
For tourist living abroad

Various international flights of different airlines are directed towards Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in New Delhi. From here one can take DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) buses or can hire private taxis. The flights of following airlines run continuously to New Delhi:

Aeroflot-from Moscow
Air Arabia-from Sharjah
Oman Air-from Muscat
Nepal Airlines-from Kathmandu
Air France- from Paris (Charles De Gaulle Airport)
British Airways  from London (Heathrow Airport)
China Airlines- Rome-Fiumicino
Air China- from Beijing
Emirates- from Dubai
Japan Airlines- Tokyo
Sri Lanka airlines

By metro

Located in The Lodhi Road area of New Delhi, The Humayun's Tomb is closest to The Central Secretariat metro station of Delhi Metro. The Central Secretariat metro station lies on the Yellow Line of the Delhi Metro which connects all the major areas between Jahangipuri and Huda City Centre. If you are traveling on Red or Blue lines of Delhi Metro all you need to do is deboard at the Rajiv Chowk and catch the underground Yellow line. The Violet line connects Central Secretariat to the Badarpur village on Haryana Border. The Delhi Metro on all routes is available from 6 am to 11pm except for Airport Express Metro which closes at 10 at night.


By Bus

Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) daily operates sight seeing tours from Scindia House except on Monday. These sight seeing
Buses can take the tourists to the Humayun's tomb. The fare of these buses is generally around rupees 200 for the adults and rupees 100 for the children.
Tourists can take buses heading towards Humayun's tomb from the major Bus Depots and terminals in the city like:


Yamuna Vihar bus depot
Sarai Kale Khan
Hari Nagar bus depot
Nangloi bus depot
Shadipur bus depot
Kashmere gate terminal
Anand Vihar terminal