Just what makes this mausoleum so damn good? Find out! Photograph: Shutterstock Gol Gumbaz is one of the finest examples of Indo-Islamic architecture in South India. The structure of this mausoleum is ...

The largest monument in Bijapur, Gol Gumbaz is the tomb of Mohammad Adil Shah. The dome is the largest, after St Peter’s Basilica, to have ever been built. Every noise echoes in the central chamber of ...

History does not just live in books. Sometimes, it towers over you. When you first see Gol Gumbaz rising from the plains of Bijapur, it feels less like a monument and more like a pause in time. The ...

The tourism sector in Vijayapura district got a leg-up with its biggest attraction, the iconic Gol Gumbaz, being flooded with visitors in the last week of 2022. The number of visitors to Gol Gumbaz is ...

For those who don’t know, Mohammed Adil Shah was just 15 years old when he took over the throne of Bijapur after his father Ibrahim Adil Shah II’s death. At a very young age, he got obsessed with ...

VIJAYAPURA: The historic Gol Gumbaz, known for having the biggest dome, has missed out on getting into the UNESCO heritage site list again. Interestingly, Chennakesava Temple of Belur in Hassan ...

Gol Gumbaz, the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur, is located in Bijapur, Karnataka. The name means 'circular dome', and the tomb indeed has one of the biggest domes in India, with a ...

Lalbagh botanical garden is preparing for the biannual flower show that kicks off in a couple of weeks. The Republic Day flower show, which is a ten-day affair, will be inaugurated on January 20 and ...

The historic Gol Gumbaz in Vijayapura, considered the ‘Taj of the south’, has suffered minor damage following heavy rains in the district in north Karnataka. A small portion of the support bracket, ...