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After having been received by PM Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the Delhi airport, US President Barack Obama and Michelle visited the 16th century Humayun Tomb as a cultural part of their three day visit to India on Sunday.
At the entrance of the monument, Obama was received by ASI Director-General Gautam Sengupta and other officials. “Wonderful. Let`s take a look,” Obama said as he entered the main building. Then, ASI Superintendent Archaeologist, Delhi, K K Mohammad, took the US First Couple around the monument explaining its history.
The visit that started at 5pm lasted 45 minutes wherein the President was shown around the Mughal era mausoleum. Humayun`s tomb, a UNESCO world heritage site, is said to be a model for the Taj Mahal in Agra. Located in Nizamuddin East of Delhi, it was the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent. It was also the first structure to use red sandstone at such a scale.
The complex, swarming with plainclothesmen, had turned into a virtual fortress and kept out of bounds the general public.
The Obamas also interacted with 14 kids, the children of those involved in the renovation of the complex, and shook hands with them. Obama bent on his knees and chatted with the children who were dressed in their school uniforms. He gave them gifts in golden wrappers and signed autographs too. The kids, aged from 4 to 10 years of age and accompanied by their parents, were advised to work and study hard by the President.
The Presidential entourage then drove to the ITC Maurya hotel where Obamas are staying.
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