Gol Gumbaz and 5 Bijapur Monuments | el Liven
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Date: 2021-06-20

Gol Gumbaz Bijapur and amazing, architecture of the Adil Shahi Dynasty historical monuments. The backdrop of romantic, thrillers played out in history they stand testimony to the artistic power of wealth and peace.

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Golgumbaz Bijapur is the tomb of sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (1627–1656). Created by architect Yakub of Dabhol, it is set in a beautiful garden . It's magnificent dome rises 51m on a huge stone cube. At each corner is a seven storey tower. Exquisite stucco motifs decorate the facade. Inside the mausoleum a podium with a cenotaph marks the grave below. The walls are 9' thick at the base. Eight intersecting arches form pendentives to support a dome covering  1700m², making one of the worlds biggest single chamber spaces. The octagonal corner towers rise 7 stories with a staircase inside. The naquar-khana announcing arrivals is just in front of the entrance. It was converted to a museum in 1892. Outside are wrought iron and cast iron mortars and cannon.

The Jod Gumbaz, were ordered by emperor Aurangzeb to honor general Khan Muhammad. The square tomb has the most perfect dome in Bijapur. In it rests Abdul Razzaq Qadiri spiritual advisor to the general. 

Taj Bavdi built by architect Malik Sandal is flanked by two-storyed octagonal towers spanned by a high 35' arch. A broad flight of steps passes under this to a 223sqft tank. Arcades along the sides accommodated travelers. 

Mehtar Mahal is the prettiest building in Bijapur. Its oriel windows appear supported by rows of hanging buds. Richly wrought stone brackets lie under the overhanging cornice.They have lasted for 350 years. 

The Jama Masjid is the most beautifully proportioned Adil Shahi structure. It is also the largest at 54,250 square feet. Towering over the space of the main building is the dome. The interior has a quiet simplicity which adds to the solemnity. The east gate was built by Aurangzeb.

The tomb of Ibrahim II Rauza is set in a square enclosure. Pierced by an austere entrance on the north,  long dark passage opens to a vista of two large buildings on a high platform. On the east side is the tomb of Ibrahim II, queen Taj Sultana and members of the royal family. On the west is the Mosque. Both are noted for their rich cornices and graceful minarets. The labour expended on these is unstinted. Under the cornice of the mosque are remnants of heavy chains with pendants. Each of these is carved of a single block of stone. The exterior walls are elaborately decorated with shallow surface tracery of arabesque and calligraphic extracts from the Quran. Between the two buildings is a reservoir with a fountain. The pillars in the corridors are very Indian in style, with little that is Saracenic about them. The verandah is worked all into geometric, lotus, key, spiral, and intricate knot patterns. 

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📚 References:
ASI. Bijapur Inscriptions. Memoirs of the ASI No49. New Delhi. 1999
Henry Cousens. Bijapur - The old capital of the Adil Shahi Kings, a guide to its ruins. Poona. 1889. https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10153275717891675.pdf 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijapur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijapur_Fort
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adil_Shahi_dynasty
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gol_Gumbaz
https://www.vijapuraonline.in/city-guide/taj-bawadi-in-bijapur
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Bijapur
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tombs_of_Negro_Nobles,_Beejapoor_(9183708815).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MehatarMahal.jpg

Monuments
0:00 Intro
0:10 Gol Gumbaz
1:35 Jod Gumbaz
2:00 Taj Bawadi
2:20 Mehtar Mahal
2:40 Jami Masjid
3:32 Ibrahim Rauza