Humayun's tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife Bega Begum in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas, a Persian architect chosen by Bega Begum. It was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, and is located in Nizamuddin East, Delhi, India, close to the Dina-panah citadel also known as Purana Qila (Old Fort), that Humayun founded in 1533. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale. The tomb was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.
This postcard came in interesting FDC - Mars Orbiter Mission: India's First Mission to Mars.
The Mars Orbiter Mission, also called Mangalyaan, is a spacecraft orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It is India's first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become the fourth space agency to reach Mars, after the Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
Stamps on FDC:
Stamp: Mother Teresa
Series: Definitives
Issued on: 2009-03-01
Stamp: Rajiv Gandhi
Series: Builders of Modern India
Issued on: 2008-12-01
Stamp: Himalayan Bellflower
Series: 11th Asian Pacific Postal Union Congress
Issued on: 2013-09-03
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