Taken on November 29, 2020 in Bijapur (Vijayapura)
Looking like the remnants of a bombed out Gothic cathedral, this expanse of arches resting on a massive plinth is actually the unfinished mausoleum of Ali Adil Shah II. Shah intended this structure to dwarf other famous tombs — e.g. the nearby Gol Gumbaz and the Taj Mahal in Agra — but when he was defeated by Aurangzeb the structure became stuck in suspended animation.
That is an amazing structure. Wonderful it is still standing.
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That it is. Interesting how they made the arches too. They would build them filled in, and then knock out the centers to make them into open arches.
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