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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

VIJAYAPURA: The staff at the historic Gol Gumbaz museum were thrown into a panic after receiving an email from an unknown account, claiming that a bomb had been planted inside the museum. Following ...

45-tonne cannon from Adil Shahi kingdom, found rusting under garbage, shifted after 16 months In 2017, Mehriz Khatib, a budding writer in Vijayapur, was dismayed to find a 45-tonne cannon from the ...

It is a tank that was built by Ali Adil Shah, named after his wife Chand Bibi, to meet the needs of the migrants within the town. The water tank has a capacity of about 20 million liters. Many ...