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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 96. Chapters: Humayun's Tomb, Qutb complex, Jahanpanah, Salimgarh Fort, Coronation Park, Delhi, Iron pillar of Delhi, Siri Fort, Metcalfe House, List of tourist attractions in Delhi, Purana Qila, Delhi, Sultan Ghari, Zafar Mahal, Red Fort, National Science Centre, Delhi, Barakhamba, Hanuman Temple, Connaught Place, Khirki Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Yogmaya Temple, Hauz-i-Shamsi, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Old Delhi, Pragati Maidan, Satpula, Chausath Khamba, Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb, Jahaz Mahal, St. James' Church, Delhi, Nehru Planetarium, Hijron Ka Khanqah, Tughlaqabad Fort, Kingdom of Dreams, Raj Ghat and associated memorials, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, India Gate, Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, Laxminarayan Temple, National Gallery of Modern Art, Agrasen ki Baoli, Khari Baoli, Chhatarpur Temple, Kalka Mandir, Delhi, Jantar Mantar, Ghantewala, Raja Harsukh Rai, Teen Murti Bhavan, Gali Paranthe Wali, Safdarjung's Tomb, Dilli Haat, Nizamuddin Dargah, Chunnamal haveli, Appu Ghar, Fatehpuri Masjid, Balban's tomb, Okhla Sanctuary, Lutyens' Delhi, Urdu Bazar, Gurdwara Dam Dama Sahib, National Zoological Park Delhi, Moti Masjid, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib, Roshanara Bagh. Excerpt: Humayun's tomb (Hindi:, Urdu: Humayun ka Maqbara) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's wife Hamida Banu Begum in 1562 CE, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian architect. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila, that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993, and since then has undergone extensive restoration...
