Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Humayun's Tomb stands in the Nizamuddin East neighborhood of New Delhi, a Mughal garden tomb completed in 1572 under the patronage of Empress Bega Begum for her husband, the second Mughal emperor. The tomb's double dome rises 43 meters above a sandstone-and-marble structure set on a raised platform within a 12-hectare char bagh garden divided into four quadrants by water channels. The complex is widely regarded as the architectural precursor to the Taj Mahal, built 75 years later. UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 1993. is just one of many options in New Delhi. Major attractions worth considering include Amrit Udyan, India Gate, and Jantar Mantar.