These are photographs of English commemorative board and ancient beautiful Isa Khan's octagonal tomb garden located inside Humayun tomb complex Delhi, India. Commemorative board erected by Urban Renewal Initiative provides this historical information:
"Isa Khan's garden Tomb
Isa Khan's Garden Tomb pre-dates Humayun's tomb by two decades and is the culmination of an architectural style used for royal tombs in Delhi during the Sayyid and Lodi Dynasties from the early 15th to the 16th centuries. It is the only surviving octagonal enclosed tomb complex with walls, mosques and gateway intact.
Conservation work at the site commenced in January 2011, following extensive documentation including 3D high definition surveying, condition assessment, archival research and a peer review of the conservation plan.
An enormous amount of work was required to remove some 325,000 cubic feet of earth from the site is order to restore the landscape to its original level while being careful not to destroy any Archeology. Conservation and landscape works are carried out with due care of authenticity of material and building tradition and have restored the integrity of the Humayun's Tomb World Heritage Site.
The Aga Khan Trust For Culture with co-funding of World Monuments Fund and in partnership with the Archeological Survey of India undertook the conservation of Isa Khan's Garden Tomb, Mosque and gateway during 2011-13. Tile work on the canopies and facade will be restored in 2014."
Courtesy by Mr. Khurram Saeed Khan Sahib
Sources:
1- Commemorative board
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