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THE GARDEN TOMB OF HUMAYUN: An Abode in Paradise

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Type: English

Pages: xii+168

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-253-8

Place: New Delhi

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 23cm x 31cm

Product Year: 2003

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Venerated by Akbar, admired by Jahangir, adopted as a model by Shahjahan for his celebrated Taj Mahal, the final resting place for many a prince and princess of the house of the Mughals including Dara Shikoh, the later Mughal Emperors including Jahander Shah, Farrukh Siyar, Rafi ud Darjat, Rafi ud Daula and Alamgir II, and the refuge for the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1958 before his banishment to Burma, the Garden Tomb of Humayun has inspired the encomiums of architects, historians, visitors and tourists for centuries. From Manucci to Bernier and from Colonel Hodgson to Nobel Loureate Octavio Paz. The narratives of the tomb have enthused admiration in poetry and literature. The red sandstone and bulbous marble double dome symbolizing the funeral pyre in the garden setting on the banks of Yamuna was conceived as a paradise in the lap of nature created for Jannat-I Ashiyani, the posthumous title given to Humayun. In the first major experiment of a garden tomb of the Mughals, the architectural elements noticeable by any visitor are enormity of the size, the remarkable symmetry of the mausoleum and the garden, the marble and red sandstone finish, and the garden enclosure. Each of these elements even before the advent of the Mughals and had been experimented successfilly either in India or in Central Asia. But what is significant is that all these elements came together in one single monument for the first time. The present monograph is the first comprehensive survey of the evolution of the Garden Tomb of Humayun and its salient features. It is a must for historians, archaeologists, conservators, tourists and lay-readers. The painstaking research by the authors and remarkably enchanting photographs enhance the readability of the book from cover to cover.

Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Tomb of Humayun 3. Buildings in the Precincts 4. Adjacent Buildings 5. The Gardens 6. The Restoration Glossary Bibliography Index

Neeru Misra is an historian and a visiting faculty to the National Museum Institute for History and Art, Conservation and Museology and holds a master?s and doctorate in history from Allahabad University. She has traveled widely to the world heritage sites and museums and has lectured on Art History in India and abroad. A Programme Director with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, she is currently on deputation to the United Nations Development Programme as National Coordinator. Tanay Misra is a passionate photographer and has captured nature, action and still in his camera during his travels to several countries in Europe and Asia. Fond of traveling, he finds art and architecture the most fascinating theme for his celluloid. He is a Bachelor of Engineering from Delhi Collage of Engineering, University of Delhi, and is pursuing his master?s in management at the XLRI, Jamshedpur.

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