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7.00 am The train from Mumbai arrived at Vijayapura. Grabbed a chai just outside the station. I could see Gol Gumbaz but could not figure out the shortest road/path to get there. Asked a group of men and one of them offered me a lift! Gol Gumbaz is at a walkable distance from the station, approx 700 mts (at the station turn left, walk to main road, turn right). Gol Gumbaz is a ticketed site (Rs 25 for Indian nationals). For the Archaeological Museum you need to buy a separate ticket (Rs 5).
Gol Gumbaz
Gol Gumbaz
Wiki , Archnet , Youtube (with English sub-titles) .
17th-century mausoleum that houses the cenotaphs of Mohammad Adil Shah, seventh sultan of the Adil Shahi dynasty, and some of his relatives.
technically advanced domed structure and one of the largest single-chamber structures in the world. It was left incomplete.
it is a cube 47.5 m on each side, topped by a hemispherical dome of diameter approximately 44 mt, domed octagonal towers each divided into seven floors and topped by a bulbous dome line the four corners of the cube.
around the base of the dome is a gallery, accessed by the staircases in the towers, known as the 'whispering gallery' since the faintest sound here is heard across the dome, due to sound reflecting off the dome.
7.35 am First view - the dome and minarets of Gol Gumbaz seem to be part of the naqqar khana (drum house) which is actually in front of it. As you walk forwards the dome of Gol Gumbaz 'sinks' behind the naqqar khana - like a sunset.
Meteorite hanging above the entrance.
The whispering gallery
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