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Showing posts with label Nai Ka Gumbad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nai Ka Gumbad. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Nai Ka Gumbad - Tomb belongs to the barber of Humayun

 This is the only tomb inside the Charbagh after Humayun's, located southeast of the Humayun’s Tomb. There is no inscription to identify who is buried in it.

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But as per the Board of Archaeological Survey of India, It's said that this tomb belongs to the barber of Humayun.


The mausoleum is popularly called Nai Ka Gumbad also known as Barber's Tomb.



The magnificent tomb is built using red and grey sandstone, tilted canopies, minarets, and sandstone screens give the tomb its striking character.



The tomb has within it the ornamental cenotaphs of one male and one female.

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