Gol Gumbaz

Gol Gumbaz
Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur (Karnataka)
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16°49′48.11″N 75°44′9.95″E / 16.8300306°N 75.7360972°E / 16.8300306; 75.7360972
LocationBijapur, Karnataka, India
TypeMausoleum
MaterialDark grey basalt, plaster
Dedicated toMuhammad Adil Shah
Variant Names Gol Gumbad

Gol Gumbaz (lit.'Round Dome'),[1] also written Gol Gumbad,[2] is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India. It houses the remains of Mohammad Adil Shah, seventh sultan of the Adil Shahi dynasty, and some of his relatives. Begun in the mid-17th century, the structure never reached completion. The mausoleum is notable for its scale and exceptionally large dome. The structure is an important example of Adil Shahi architecture.

The building is one of those put by UNESCO on its "tentative list" to become a World Heritage Site in 2014, under the name Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate.[3]

  1. ^ Alfieri, Bianca Maria (2000). Islamic architecture of the Indian subcontinent. F. Borromeo. London, WC: Laurence King Pub. pp. 168–170. ISBN 81-85822-74-3. OCLC 44536138.
  2. ^ Michell, George (1999). Architecture and art of the Deccan sultanates. Mark Zebrowski. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 92–94. ISBN 978-0-511-46884-1. OCLC 268771115.
  3. ^ UNESCO "tentative list"

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