BABUR'S MEMORIAL

The Babur memorial was built in 1993, where, according to legend, the last timurid sovereign would have returned to contemplate his city before leaving for Afghanistan. On the walls, a fresco illustrates the great events of Babur's life, since his accession to the throne, at the age of 12, until his death in 1530 through his exile in Afghanistan and the creation of his empire in India. The museum also houses a model and a fragment of the tomb of the poet Alisher Navoi, located in Afghanistan. Just above the museum, a symbolic tomb was erected in memory of the sovereign. Babur was originally buried in Agra, India, before his grave moved to Kabul, Afghanistan. Symbolic burial contains a little land of the true tomb of Babur, and has become a place of pilgrimage. Finally, a cable car leads to the top of the hill, to a small landscaped park overlooking the valley.