The tomb of the Mughal emperor Humayun, built in the 1560s, the first garden tomb in India and an inspiration for the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its red sandstone and marble dome stands in a formal Persian-style garden.
It's quieter and less crowded than the Taj. Nearby, the Nizamuddin Dargah shrine has qawwali singing on Thursday evenings. The Qutub Minar, a 73 m minaret from 1193, is in south Delhi.
The Mughal emperors' palace fortress, with red sandstone walls, built by Shah Jahan in the 1640s, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A massive red sandstone fortress, the main residence of the Mughal emperors until 1638, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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