The tomb of the second Mughal Emperor
Today’s post is yet another rendition of Humayun’s tomb… I’ve presented it in the past both from the inside, and from the outside, from the top, and from the ground level. This perspective is a little away to the right from the main entrance, in an area that was under restoration in January 2011. There [...]
Audience for the Royals
A few days ago, I had published a photograph of the Diwan-e-Am (the Hall of Public Audience) at New Delhi’s Red Fort. This image above is from the Diwan-e-Khas – the Hall of Private Audience. Cloistered within the interior walls of the fort, these chambers were reserved for the Emperor to grant audience to his [...]
The Diwan-e-Am at the Red Fort
The Red Fort in New Delhi is one of the most historic buildings in India. It is here that the Indian national flag was raised for the first time in Independent India. Consider this – the entire city of New Delhi was – at one time – contained within the walls of the Red Fort. [...]
Welcome to India
India has been on a road to rapid development over the last 10 years. Among the myriad of new metro elevated railway systems that have been constructed in 16 cities, New Delhi’s International Airport was seriously revamped. Terminal 3 is now home to facilities with over 60 gates, serving international and premium domestic airlines in [...]
Arches from the Qutb Complex
One from my trip back to India from last year – the Qutb Minar is the official symbol of Delhi (embraced by their department of tourism) and is a classic example of architecture from the era of the Slave Dynasty – the dynasty of kings who rose to power from slavery. It is also a [...]
The Terrace of a Tomb
I’ve posted a couple of images of Humayun’s tomb in the past. A world heritage site and all, it is quite a large structure in its own right, and is well worth a visit if you’re in New Delhi. To truly appreciate the structure, you need to go in, and up to the upper level [...]
The Ceiling of Humayun’s Tomb
One of the things about Mughal Architecture is their attention to detail in every aspect. When visiting one of their monuments, one would be well served to take the time to look in every direction to be able to truly appreciate its splendour… and sometimes, that direction is directly above. The ceiling on Humayun’s tomb [...]
On the road to development
Just a view of the suburb next to the Hilton in New Delhi. This is the typical neighbourhood of a developing nation wrapped in the throes of rapid progress. Not a whole lot more for me to say today… maybe more tomorrow. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook + this on Google+ [...]
