Bu Halima Gateway - Historical landmark in New Delhi - South, India

Bu Halima's tomb garden, also dating from the 16th century, stands abutting Isa Khan's Tomb at the entrance zone of the Humayun's Tomb complex. In the 1920's portions of the enclosure wall were demolished to make a circular roadway thus destroying the character of the enclosure as well as disfiguring the historic character of the site with vast quantities of cement concrete.

There is no archaeological information about this gateway a buetyful example of architecture leads pathway towards Humayun's Tomb

The view and architecture was something to see and specially the nature & environment there

This is West Gate of Humayun's Tomb & not Bu Halima Gateway After the Arab Sarai Gateway there is another grand gate, the West gate through which we get the first glimpse of Humayun's Tomb.

This monument is located inside Humayun's Tomb complex and is the first white building which is seen after entering the complex from the western paid entrance. Little facts are know about the lady Bu-Halima on whose name the gateway and the garden are built. Well maintained, clean and green. Recommended for visit in the same trip as Humayun's Tomb and Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya's Dargah.

The exact identity of Bu Halima is a mystery as not many details on her are present. This name seems foreign amidst a long list of popular historical Mughal names. But then it is there, as an unusual tomb, a garden and a gate located on the western side of the beautifully well maintained Humayun's Tomb Complex as a rectangular enclosure which is usually ignored by tourists and visitors as they pass by to see the more famous Humayun's tomb.

Its the main entrance to enter in Humayun tomb complex. Really unbelievable architect of mughal emperor

Apart from being known for its stunning architecture, this is the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site declared in 1993, and has undergone widespread restoration work since then. The tomb was custom-built by Humayun's son Akbar during 1569-70, and is also the first structure to have made the use of red sandstone at a massive scale.