Explore Humayun Tomb UNDERGROUND Museum Like a Pro!

In this video explore withe me one of the best hidden museums of Delhi in Humayun's Tomb underground compound at Nizamuddin, New Delhi.

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The country's first sunken museum at the Humayun Tomb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Delhi is was inaugurated on Monday, 29 July 2024 this summer.

The museum, whose layout is inspired by the medieval 'baolis', or traditional water tanks, showcases the legacy of Mughal emperor Humayun, including lesser-known facets of his life, and the heritage of the Nizamuddin area over the last seven centuries.

The old artifacts on display include 'farmans', an astrolabe, a celestial sphere of the 1840s era and a warrior's helmet from approximately the 16th or the 17th century. Work began on the construction of the country's first sunken museum at the iconic 16th-century tomb here in April 2015. The project was earlier planned to be inaugurated in 2017. Using cutting-edge technology, the iconic museum in south Delhi also meticulously recreates the timeline of the construction of the 14th-century Nizamuddin Dargah complex in its vicinity through 3-D videos complemented with detailed wooden scale models.

The museum has been constructed at the entrance zone of the world heritage complex and would serve as a bridge between the three sites of Nizamuddin, Sunder Nursery and the 16th-century tomb, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1993 with minor boundary modification in the inscription in 2016 making it a heritage complex.

Architectural models of the tomb, an architectural design plan showing the layout of the first floor of the tomb, rare paintings, meticulously made replicas of chhatris and dome artwork, along with digital walls playing videos on the creation of the magnificent mausoleum are a treat to the eyes.

The tomb of Humayun was built by his widow, Biga Begum (Hajji Begum), in 1569-70, 14 years after his death, according to a portal of the ministry of culture.

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) has built the museum on behalf of the ASI as part of the urban renewal initiative.

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