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Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb was officially re-opened to the public last week after a five-year restoration project

Delhi’s Humayun’s Tomb was officially re-opened to the public last week after a five-year restoration project carried out by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture. The mausoleum, a Unesco World Heritage Site, was completed in 1570 by Mughal Emperor Humayun and is believed to have inspired the Taj Mahal. Nearly 1,500 craftsmen carried out the restoration. The tomb has also been returned two handcrafted Egyptian lamps that reportedly went missing after Jats took over the city briefly during the downfall of the Mughal Empire. The lamps, made of brass and bearing Quranic inscriptions, were sourced from Darb al Ahmr, one of Cairo’s few remaining  handcraft workshops.

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