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1565–1572

When the Garden Became Architecture

Humayun's Tomb

Humayun's Tomb viewed across its Mughal charbagh garden.
Humayun's Tomb and charbagh garden, Delhi.Udit Kapoor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Source record

The Moment

The garden-tomb established a major Mughal architectural model.

The Rethink

Landscape could become an essential architectural component rather than decoration.