Humayunâs Tomb follows the hasht bihisht (âeight paradisesâ) plan, with a central chamber surrounded by eight rooms arranged in a balanced formation, a design drawn from Baburâs garden traditions. The tomb stands in the center of a char bagh (âfour-part gardenâ), in which water channels divide the garden into quadrants, and rests on a large stone plinth that serves as a functional base, housing the emperorâs burial chamber while elevating the tomb above its surroundings and enhancing its visual impact. The superstructure of the tomb thus rests above the actual burial chamber. It is topped by a double dome, in which the inner dome is hemispherical. This allows the outer dome to be shaped independently and raised higher since it can withstand more load, contributing to the bulbous, onionlike shape that became characteristic of many Mughal monuments. These features greatly influenced later Mughal architecture.
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