India’s First Sunken Museum: Do you know where India’s first sunken museum is built? The Sunken Museum is not built below ground. On July 29, India’s first Sunken Museum was opened in the famous Humayun’s Tomb complex in Delhi. This museum was inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The museum is especially in the news for its unique structure and historical importance. More than 500 ancient artefacts are kept here. Let us know why this museum is special.
India’s first submerged museum
The design of the Sunken Museum has been prepared in such a way that it brings tourists closer to history and culture. Ancient Indian art, sculptures, coins and other historical objects have been collected here. These artefacts have been kept in an submerged manner, due to which this museum provides a unique experience.
Sunken Museum Timings
This underground museum is open only for a few hours throughout the day. That means it is opened only for three to four hours. To go to the underground museum you will have to buy a ticket. There are three different entry tickets for the museum of Rs 50 each. However, a joint ticket is also available for these three places whose price is Rs 110. In this museum, information is available about Humayun, Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, his disciple and poet Amir Khusro Dehlavi.
Read this also – Such a courtyard of Udaipur where men were forbidden to go, even if they stepped foot there by mistake…
2500 year old things are present
In the premises of Humayun’s Tomb, the objects and history found during the excavation done in the last 2500 years in an area of about 300 acres have been displayed in the underground museum. Apart from this, LED screen has also been installed here. Humayun’s Tomb stands as a major historical and cultural landmark in New Delhi. It was built by Mahar Bega Begum, wife of Mughal emperor Humayun in the middle of the 16th century.
Tags: Delhi news, Local18, Travel 18
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 20, 2024, 11:50 IST
