Chausath Khamba Conservation

Type
brochure
Year
2015

Chausath Khamba was built in AD 1623 - 24 to serve as a tomb for Mirza Aziz Koka, foster brother of the great Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is so called on account of the 64 (chausath) monolithic marble pillars (khamba) and stands in close proximity to his father, Atgah Khan’s tomb, at the edge of the Dargah of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya. The tomb was restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture between 2011-2014.

Citation

"Chausath Khamba Conservation." Geneva: Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme, 2015.

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Aga Khan Trust for Culture

Country

India

Language

English

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funerary

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