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    Gol Gumbaz (lit. 'Round Dome'), also written Gol Gumbad, is a 17th-century mausoleum located in Bijapur, a city in Karnataka, India. It houses the remains...
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    The 16535 / 16536 Gol Gumbaz Express is a daily express train running between Mysore and Pandharpur via Bangalore City, Arsikere, Davanagere, Hubli, Gadag...
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    encouraged Urdu and Persian literature and Indo-Saracenic architecture, the Gol Gumbaz being one of the high points of this style. During the sixteenth century...
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    peace treaty with them in 1636. He died in 1656 and was buried in the Gol Gumbaz. Although Darvesh Padshah was Ibrahim's eldest son, Mohammed Adil Shah...
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  • sultanates. Architectural splendors of the Deccan such as Charminar and Gol Gumbaz belong to this period. A number of monuments built by the Deccan Sultanates...
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    in the city, including the Bijapur Fort, Bara Kaman, Jama Masjid, and Gol Gumbaz. Bijapur, one of the popular heritage cities in Karnataka, is also one...
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    China Akbar's tomb, Agra Taj Mahal, Agra Qutb Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur Humayun's Tomb, Delhi Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar...
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  • dome on the convocation hall was modelled after the great dome of the Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur. Pratap Singh Gaekwad of Baroda, the last Maharaja of the erstwhile...
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    encouraged Urdu and Persian literature and Indo Islamic architecture, the Gol Gumbaz being one of the high points of this contribution. Bidriware and Deccan...
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    and economic prosperity. He created his own mausoleum in Bijapur, the Gol Gumbaz, and repelled another invasion by the Ahmednagar Sultanate early in his...
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    Apart from forts, they also constructed many tombs, mosques and madrasas. Gol Gumbaz (tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah), was the second largest dome in the world...
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    Ahmadnagar and Golconda. Muhammad Ibrahim Adil Shah built the famous Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur. Muslim architecture flourished under their reign but many...
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    colours over a thin wet surface of lime plaster. Ancient structures such as Gol Gumbaz, Talagirisvara temple and this one are claimed to be relatively unappreciated...
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    central dome of the Jumma Musjid at Bijapur (A.D. 1559), and the other is Gol Gumbaz, the tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah II (1626–1660) in the same town. The vault...
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    Archaeological Museum, Vijayapura, also known as the Gol Gumbaz Archaeological Museum is a museum located in Vijayapura, in the Indian state of Karnataka...
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    gallery, which produces four echoes. Other historical examples are the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum in Bijapur, India and the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven...
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    popular. Bijapur: The former capital of the Adil Shahi Kings (1489–1686). Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Muhammed Adil Shah and was built in 1659. It houses...
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    Panikar 2010, p. 408. Yazdani, 1995, pp. 91–93. "Gol Gumbaz". Retrieved 27 September 2009. "Gol Gumbaz: Mausoleum of Muhammad 'Adil Shah". ArchNet digital...
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  • Kranti Express Godaan Express Godavari Express Godavari Superfast Express Gol Gumbaz Express Golconda Express Golden Temple Mail Gomti Express Gondwana Express...
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    Chalukya. North Karnataka) Mahakuta Pillar Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar Gol Gumbaz Gumbaz Symbols Flag Coat of arms Organisations Legislative: (Assembly. Council...
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    historical attractions. For the many attractions in Bijapur city, including Gol Gumbaz, the Jumma Masjid mosque, the Uppali Buruj tower and the tomb of Ibrahim...
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  • railway station 6 kilometers away, that has the trains, Basava Express and Gol Gumbaz Express, connecting Indi to Bangalore. The Bijapur Fast Passenger connects...
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    most famous monuments are the mausoleums called Ibrahim Rauza and the Gol Gumbaz apart from many other palaces and mosques. The elegance, finish and beauty...
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    water-pipe base, c. 18th century. Los Angeles County Museum of Art The Gol Gumbaz mausoleum in Bijapur, Karnataka. Completed in 1656 Portrait of Abu'l Hasan...
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    Qutb Shahi tombs, Madrasa Mahmud Gawan and Gol Gumbaz.The greatest monument in Bijapur is the Gol Gumbaz, the mausoleum of Muhammad Adil Shah, which...
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    Chennai Senate House (University of Madras) Mumbai GPO, reminiscent of the Gol Gumbaz Khalsa College, Amritsar Daly College, Indore Chepauk Palace, Chennai...
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    size of the previously largest hollow stone monument in the world, the Gol Gumbaz Dome in Bijapur, India. The external diameter of the largest section of...
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    is mentioned as Vijayapura in as inscription of 12th century A.D. The Gol Gumbaz here has the biggest dome in India. It is the 'second largest dome' in...
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    on that of Golconda Fort and the inner vaulting arches on those at the Gol Gumbaz in Bijapur. The interior of the museum combines the columns, railings...
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    The Gol Gumbaz mausoleum, c. 1650, Bijapur Sultanate in Deccani style, the world's 2nd largest pre-modern dome after Hagia Sophia in Istanbul....
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