NEW DELHI: History never dies, it keeps unravelling new stories and ideas. One such example of its dynamic nature is the 16th century Humayun’s Tomb. Buried underneath the layers of cement and paint for decades, intricate hexagonal and star-shaped ornamental patterns have emerged in the alcoves of this world heritage site.
“Evidence and documents revealed that highly ornamental plasterwork with star patterns was carried out in the 64 alcoves 16 one each side and 4 in the four corners. But over the years, these patters got lost during subsequent renovation work during the 20th century. It was only after careful cleaning and removal of cement and paint layers that the original Mughal-era plasterwork surfaced,” said an ASI official. He added that only faint traces of the design were visible in some alcoves while in others these had almost disappeared.
via Buried for years, new stars add glitter to tomb – The Times of India.
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