Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Humayun's Tomb, Delhi' has mentioned 'Water' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| In 1860, the Mughal design of the garden was replanted to a more English garden-style, with circular beds replacing the fours central water pools on the axial pathways and trees profusely planted in flowerbeds. | WIKI |
| These camps stayed open for about five years, and caused considerable damage not only to the extensive gardens, but also to the water channels and the principal structures. | WIKI |
| Until 1985, four unsuccessful attempts were made to reinstate the original water features. | WIKI |
| [24] The highly geometrical and enclosed Paradise garden is divided into four squares by paved walkways (khiyabans) and two bisecting central water channels, reflecting the four rivers that flow in jannat, the Islamic concept of paradise. | WIKI |
| The central water channels appear to be disappearing beneath the tomb structure and reappearing on the other side in a straight line, suggesting the Quranic verse, which talks of rivers flowing beneath the 'Garden of Paradise'. | WIKI |
| Installation of a new water circulation system for the walkway channels was also undertaken. | WIKI |
| To ensure that water flowed naturally through the channels and pools on the 12-hectare (30 acre) site without the aid of hydraulic systems, the water channels were re-laid to an exacting grade of one centimetre every 40 metres (1:4000 slope). | WIKI |
| This eventually enabled water to flow through the watercourses in the gardens, and dormant fountains to start functioning once again. | WIKI |
| Other tasks in this mammoth restoration project included setting up a rainwater harvesting system using 128 ground water recharge pits, and desilting and revitalising old wells that were discovered during the restoration work. | WIKI |
| The cement concrete was originally laid in the 1920s to prevent water seepage, and led to a blockage in water passages. | WIKI |
| The tomb and its gardens has been the focus of a conservation project in partnership with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture since 1997 with the enclosed gardens restored with flowing water in the first phase (1997-2003) and the conservation works on the tomb and other attached structures being undertaken since 2007. | UNESCO |
| Flowing water was an essential element of the Mughal char-bagh and at Humayunxe2x80x99s Tomb, underground terracotta pipes, aqueducts, fountains, water channels were some of the elements of the gardens. | UNESCO |
| Since the time of inscription, major conservation works have been based on exhaustive archaeological investigation, archival research and documentation, were undertaken on the garden by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) xe2x80x93 Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) multi-disciplinary team culminating in restoring flowing water into the garden. | UNESCO |