<P> Humayun 's tomb ( Maqbaera e Humayun ) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi , India . The tomb was commissioned by Humayun 's first wife and chief consort , Empress Bega Begum ( also known as Haji Begum ) , in 1569 - 70 , and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas , a Persian architect chosen by her . It was the first garden - tomb on the Indian subcontinent , and is located in Nizamuddin East , Delhi , India , close to the Dina - panah Citadel , also known as Purana Qila ( Old Fort ) , that Humayun founded in 1533 . It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale . The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 , and since then has undergone extensive restoration work , which is complete . Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun , several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it , from the main entrance in the West , including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself , by twenty years ; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi , an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri 's court of the Suri dynasty , who fought against the Mughals , constructed in 1547 CE . </P>
<P> Humayun 's tomb ( Maqbaera e Humayun ) is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi , India . The tomb was commissioned by Humayun 's first wife and chief consort , Empress Bega Begum ( also known as Haji Begum ) , in 1569 - 70 , and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas , a Persian architect chosen by her . It was the first garden - tomb on the Indian subcontinent , and is located in Nizamuddin East , Delhi , India , close to the Dina - panah Citadel , also known as Purana Qila ( Old Fort ) , that Humayun founded in 1533 . It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale . The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993 , and since then has undergone extensive restoration work , which is complete . Besides the main tomb enclosure of Humayun , several smaller monuments dot the pathway leading up to it , from the main entrance in the West , including one that even pre-dates the main tomb itself , by twenty years ; it is the tomb complex of Isa Khan Niyazi , an Afghan noble in Sher Shah Suri 's court of the Suri dynasty , who fought against the Mughals , constructed in 1547 CE . </P>
when was humayun tomb declared a world heritage site
when was humayun tomb declared a world heritage site
1993
1993