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Emperor Humayun's Garden Tomb

Wall Mosque

The Tree Platform

Imagery containing a combination of a tree and a platform is present in Mughal paintings. Sitting across a path from Nizam al-Din's chilla-khana, the Tree Platform at Humayun's Garden Tomb is the central point of interest in the northeastern quadrant of the garden. This octagonal masonry platform is built around a tree at the center of a water channel circuit that connects eight pools. This water channel circuit is a small scale repetition of the large water channel circuit that connects the four octagonal and four rectangular pools around the tomb. One of these pools in the Tree Platform's water channel circuit empties water into a large chadar that delivers the water to a final pool. Viewing the Tree Platform from the south reveals what could be the setting for a Mughal painting.


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Garden Plan The Hammam Hammam Well Ablution Tanks NE Well SE Well Garden Wall Garden Wall Garden Wall Garden Wall Garden Wall Garden Wall Water Channel Home SW Well Humayun's Tomb West Fountain North Fountain East Fountain Chadar Water Channel Garden Wall Garden Wall Garden Wall Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channels Wall Chadar Water Channels Water Channel Tanks and Channels Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Tree Chadar Water Channel Water Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Chadar Pools And Water Channels South Fountain Chadar Water Channel Tree Platform Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Chadar Water Channel Chadar Water Channel Tank and Water Channel Water Channel Water Channel Chadar Water Channel Hammam Chadar Water Channel
Garden Plan The Hammam The Hammam Well Nizam al-Din's Chilla and Khanqah the West Gate The Grave Platform Baradari NE Well SE Well The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall The Garden's Wall Home SW Corner Well Humayun's Tomb Plan Humayun's Tomb The West Fountain The North Fountain The East Fountain Chadar Tanks and Channels Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Chadar Chadar Water Channels South Chadar The South Well Wall Chadar Tanks and Channels Tanks and Channels Tanks and Channels Tanks and Channels Water at Humayun's Tomb Tanks and Channels Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Water at Humayun's Tomb Chadar Water Channels and Pools The Wall Mosque The Barber's Tomb The Nila Gumbad Wall the South Gate The South Fountain the South Gate Chadar The Hammam Chadar The Tree Platform