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SUBMITTED BY- SHIVANSHU SINGH
GROUP- VAYU
Construction Started : 1626 AD
Construction Completed : 1656 AD
Maintained By : Archeological Survey of India (ASI)
Where is it Located : Bijapur, Karnataka, India
Why was it Built : To mark the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah
Dimensions : 47.5 meters (156 ft) on each side, capped by a dome 44 m (144 ft) in
external diameter
Materials Used : Dark grey basalt
Architectural Style : Deccan Indo-Islamic
Designer : Yaqut of Dabul
Plan of Gol Gumbaz
The structure is composed of a cube,
47.5 m on each side, capped by
a dome 44 m in external diameter.
At each of the four corners of the cube,
is a dome -capped octagonal tower
seven stories high with a staircase
inside. The upper floor of each opens on
to a round gallery which surrounds the
dome.
The walls are 3 m thick.
Eight intersecting arches created by two
rotated squares that create
interlocking pendentives support the
dome.
Inside the mausoleum hall, is a square
podium with steps on each side.
Dome with intersecting arches
from the inside
 Inside, at the base of the dome is the 'Whispering Gallery‘,
where even minute sounds can be heard clearly 37 metres
away. A particular attraction in this monument is the central
chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times.
Gol gumbaz

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Gol gumbaz

  • 1. SUBMITTED BY- SHIVANSHU SINGH GROUP- VAYU
  • 2. Construction Started : 1626 AD Construction Completed : 1656 AD Maintained By : Archeological Survey of India (ASI) Where is it Located : Bijapur, Karnataka, India Why was it Built : To mark the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah Dimensions : 47.5 meters (156 ft) on each side, capped by a dome 44 m (144 ft) in external diameter Materials Used : Dark grey basalt Architectural Style : Deccan Indo-Islamic Designer : Yaqut of Dabul
  • 3. Plan of Gol Gumbaz The structure is composed of a cube, 47.5 m on each side, capped by a dome 44 m in external diameter. At each of the four corners of the cube, is a dome -capped octagonal tower seven stories high with a staircase inside. The upper floor of each opens on to a round gallery which surrounds the dome. The walls are 3 m thick.
  • 4. Eight intersecting arches created by two rotated squares that create interlocking pendentives support the dome. Inside the mausoleum hall, is a square podium with steps on each side.
  • 5. Dome with intersecting arches from the inside
  • 6.  Inside, at the base of the dome is the 'Whispering Gallery‘, where even minute sounds can be heard clearly 37 metres away. A particular attraction in this monument is the central chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times.