NEW DELHI: During his November 2010 visit, US President Barack Obama was hugely impressed with the architectural style of Humayun’s Tomb. Soon after, American Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation decided to fund conservation of Bare Bateshewala Mahal, a forgotten Mughal-era tomb within walking distance of the late 16th-century World Heritage Site.
Built in the late 16th-early 17th centuries, Bara Batashewala Mahal is the tomb of Mirza Muzaffar Husain, who was married to the eldest daughter of Emperor Akbar.
Historians say like Humayun’s Tomb, this monument is also set within a charbagh. Bharat Scouts and Guides had occupied it for a long time till it was transferred to Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) only last year following consistent efforts by Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) and ASI. Years of neglect had left the site in a dilapidated condition. In 1989, several temporary structures were also built by Bharat Scouts in the charbagh, ruining the setting and causing further damage to the monument. ASI had demolished hundred such structures after taking over the monument.
“The tomb structure had suffered significant damage with the western facade in a ruinous condition and the southern facade inappropriately reconstructed in an earlier conservation effort. Water penetration from the roof had led to significant loss of original plaster and replacement with cement plaster,” said N C Thapiyal, AKTC project engineer.
via US fund gives forgotten Mughal tomb new life – The Times of India.
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