Gol Gumbaz
Vijaypura District, India
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Gol Gumbaz is a dark grey basalt mausoleum in Bijapur, Vijaypura District, in northern Karnataka, India. It holds the tomb of Mohammad Adil Shah, seventh ruler of the Sultanate of Bijapur, and is a prominent example of Indo-Islamic architecture. Its central hemispherical dome, about 44 m across externally, was the largest unsupported dome in India. It is a Monument of National Importance.
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- Built
- Type
- mausoleum
- Heritage
- Monument of National Importance
- Place
- Vijaypura District, India
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