Gol Gumbaz Bijapur

Gol Gumbaz or Gol Gumbadh, in Kannada Gol Gombadh that means "rose dome" (means to the flower/rose/lotus petals that surround the dome at its base, creating it seem as a budding rose) is that the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, sultan of Bijapur. The Gol Gumbaz placed in Bijapur, Karnataka in India, it was completed in 1656 by the designer Yaqut of Dabul. During "impressively simple Architecture planning" it’s the "structural triumph of Deccan architecture"



Gol Gumbaz Architecture:

The Gol Gumbaz structure consists of a cube, 47.5 meters (156 ft) on both sides, capped by a dome 44 m (144 ft) in around shape. "8 intersect small domes created by 2 revolved squares that make interlocking pendentives" support the dome. At every of the four corners of the cube, may be a dome-capped polygon tower seven stories high with a stairway inside. The higher floor of every opens on to a round gallery that surrounds the dome. Inside the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum hall may be a sq. podium with steps on both sides. in the middle of the podium, a cenotaph block on the bottom marks the particular grave below, "the only instance of this practice" in the design of the Adil Shahi family. In the middle of the side, "a massive semi octagonal bay" protrudes out. With an area of 1,700 m2 (18,000 sq ft), the mausoleum has one of the largest single chamber areas in the world.

Gol Gumbaz Around the dome inside the "Spiritual Gallery" where even the softest sound is detected on the other side of the mausoleum because of the acoustics of the area the foundation of this mausoleum rests on the bedrock that has prevented any unequal settlement. On top of the Gol Gumbaz basement this building may be a large cube with every sidewall adorned with 3 arches. The central arch wider than the north side of the door way, sides where a semi octagonal hall supports the wall. At the corners of this tomb have seven bed towers octangular in cross-sectional. When the death of its builder additional decoration of the structure appears to have been given up.

This Gol Gumbaz building ranks among the most imposing ones in India for the sheer monumentality of its large dome and its floor space. The subfigure masonry dome has an inside around of the 37.92 m. and the depth of the tomb varies from 3.05 m. near the bottom to 2.74 m. near the highest. The floor space of the statue is 1703.56 sq. m. At a height of 33.22 m from the ground of the hall, projects a 3.25 m wide gallery, all around the inner boundary of the dome. This gallery is called the ‘Whispering Gallery’, because even the best whisper or sound created in its heard from aspect to side and even one loud clap is distinctly echoed over 10 times.

The government is creating yet one more plan to have the historical Gol Gumbaz declared a World Heritage site. That is commendable however it should 1st treat the monument like one. Allowing the general public to encroach the monument and failing to create it a traveler site is definitely no route to acquire a heritage tag. The archeological Survey of India is correct in insistence the govt. 1st clear up the place. Failure to push its previous bids through the Centre should be a lesson to the state touristy department, that is no doubt watching the funds the global tag will garner from unesco.