Sites in Northern India Listed by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Sites in Northern India Listed by the UNESCO World | Page 2

The Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi built in 1570 this monument was enlisted as a
World Heritage Site in 1993 because of its cultural significance. The tomb or the
funerary was built in the memory of Emperor Humayun by his widow Hajji Begum.
The entire complex has another 150 tombs of other members of the Emperor’s
family. The Persian architects Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son was designed to this
tomb. Built extensively with red sandstone on the banks of river Yamuna and
surrounded by Charbagh garden, the monument is perceived to be an example
for later monuments built by Mughal emperors.
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Qutub Minar in New Delhi
Visit Qutub Minar in New Delhi located in South Delhi the Minar was built by
Qutub-ud-din Aibak in 1368, the first ruler to rule Delhi from the Mamluk Dynasty.
Notable thing about the structure is that over different periods, different rulers
constructed and added to the complex. In recent years, the Archaeological Survey