Love in Architecture: The Romantic Tale of Bega Begum and Humayun's Tomb
The Architecture and Story of Bega Begum and Humayun's Tomb We always love Taj Mahal as a symbol of love because it was built by a man for his love. Be it the Chittorgarh Fort, Roopmati Mandap, or Bibi's Tomb, these monuments have one thing in common that they were built by men for women. There are many structures built by men for their loved ones but we only hear about structures built by women for men. Well, there are many monuments that women have built for their men like Lokeshwar Temple, Rani Ki Vav, Humayun's Tomb, and many more. We mostly don't consider them as symbols of love because we still see things from a patriarchal perspective. It's not our fault, it's just that we grew up that way, which resulted in our ignorance of many stories from the female point of view. The story of Humayun's Tomb is also one of those that has not received the attention it deserves. The story is about a wife's love for her late husband. Begum was called Zan-i-Kalan ...