The Sunderwala Burj, a 16th century mausoleum in New Delhi, has been given a makeover by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture with financial support from the US ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation.
It was restored at a cost of $50,000 and a matching grant by the Aga Khan Trust, conservation architect Ratish Nanda, who heads the trust’s projects in India, said on Friday.
The mausoleum is located in the midst of the lush Sunder nursery adjacent to Mughal emperor Humayun’s tomb. It is a part of the Humayun’s tomb complex.
Nanda visited the restored tomb on Friday with United States charge d’affaires Peter Burleigh to assess the restoration work.
The trust is also spending more than $10mn to landscape the Sunder nursery as part of its Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative, which aims to benefit communities living in and around the complex, Nanda said.
via City Journal.
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