Gol Gumbaz
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mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur
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The entry is geolocated on the map in IN.
Vinony files it under Architecture of the Deccan sultanates, Bijapur, Karnataka and Buildings and structures in Bijapur district.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Location
- Bijapur , Karnataka , India
- Type
- Mausoleum
- Material
- Dark grey basalt, plaster
- Dedicated to
- Muhammad Adil Shah
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mausoleum
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Vijaypura District
- Dedicated to
- Mohammed Adil Shah
- Image
- Gol Gumbaj2.JPG
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- Gol Gumbaz
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Encyclopedic overview
Gol Gumbaz (lit. 'Round Dome'), also written Gol Gumbad, is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Bijapur (now known as Vijayapura), 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gol Gumbaz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.