Humayun's Tomb ![]() It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale and since then has undergone extensive restoration work, which is complete. The Tombs of Battashewala Complex lie in the buffer zone of the World Heritage Site of the Humayun Tomb Complex; the two complexes are separated by a small road but enclosed within their own separate compound wall. It represented a leap in Mughal architecture, and together with its accomplished Charbagh garden, typical of Persian gardens, but never seen before in India, it set a precedent for subsequent Mughal architecture. It inspired several major architectural innovations, culminating in the construction of the Taj Mahal. Humayun's garden-tomb is also called the dormitory of the Mughals as in the cells are buried over 150 Mughal family members. The tomb stands in an extremely significant archaeological setting, centred at the Shrine of the 14th century Sufi Saint, Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. |