Sixteenth century mausoleum Humayun’s tomb is back to its original splendour along with the revival of Mughal-era craftsmanship in its vicinity here after six years of restoration work carried out by Aga Khan Trust for Culture on public-private partnership.
This world heritage site, which suffered alterations in many of its structures due to use of cement during 20th century interventions, has been brought back to its architectural integrity by use of traditional materials combined with traditional building craft skills of masons, plasterers, stone carvers, and tile makers.
“No resources and effort was spared to bring our systems at par with the best in the world and provide a model for conservation to the world,” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said after inaugurating the mausoleum in the presence of Ratan Tata, former chairman of Tata Group, and Aga Khan, who specially came India to attend the function, on Wednesday.
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