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Friday, September 26, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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This week we continue where we left off last week — talking of Hamida Begum, who built the Humayun’s tomb for her husband and brought 300 Arab builders with her from Mecca. She commissioned a Persian architect Ghiyas, who is credited with providing India with the first dome in the Persian style — a dome that is a complete semi-circle.
It is not clear whether the Arabs were invited by him or broug
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