Restored Marvel: AKTC Restores one of India’s Top Cultural Jewel

Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi:  Six years of conservation later, the 16th-century garden tomb was brought to life in 2011.

Previously vandalised, it got a face-lift with the efforts of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture in collaboration with the Archaeological Survey of India, funding partners and other government agencies.

Humayun’s Tomb Conservation Brief - A Focus on the Tomb's Restoration (PDF)

Via http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/The-Restored-Marvels/2015/03/14/article2713204.ece


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