Photograph of the Barber's tomb and Humayun's tomb in Delhi from 'Murray Collection: Views in Delhi, Cawnpore, Allahabad and Benares' taken by Dr. John Murray in 1858 after the Uprising of 1857. The tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun (r. 1530-56) was constructed c.1565 by his widow Haji Begum. The architectural style incorporated Persian and Mughal styles which later influenced the building of the Taj Mahal in Agra with similar features including a central bayed arch, a raised dome, and the use of chatris or pavilions. The tomb is located within a charbagh, a four-fold garden. "Based on the char bagh types established in Iran and more fully developed in Babur's own concept of the ideal garden, such formalized and geometrically planned garden settings became standard for all the imperial Mughal mausolea." Visible in this picture is Humayun's tomb in the background and the Barber's Tomb (c.1590) on the right.
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- Hall of Nations and Nehru Pavilion. Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, 1972.
- 1857 and 2005: Mangal Pandey, Humayun's Tomb and Oxford In Anomie: Master Plan Implementation Support Group. MPISG. New Delhi: Architexturez Imprints, 2005.