Ibrahim Rauza,Bijapur (Vijayapura)
The Adil Shahi dynasty( established by Yusuf Adil Shah) ruled parts of south India from 1489 till 1686 with their capital at Bijapur in the present day Indian state of Karnataka.It was absorbed into the Mughal Empire after its defeat by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1686. Rulers of this dynasty were great patrons of art and architecture. One of the finest examples is the Ibrahim Rauza mausoleum complex in Bijapur. It was designed by a Persian architect Malik Sandal. It consists of two structures, a tomb and a mosque built on a platform set in a walled garden and facing each other across an ornamental pond(now empty). Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana are buried here. Graceful minarets mark the corners and the buildings are surmounted by domes rising from a lotus petal base.
The building you see in this photograph is the mosque.I decided to photograph this because of the light.
Ibrahim Rauza,Bijapur (Vijayapura)
The Adil Shahi dynasty( established by Yusuf Adil Shah) ruled parts of south India from 1489 till 1686 with their capital at Bijapur in the present day Indian state of Karnataka.It was absorbed into the Mughal Empire after its defeat by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1686. Rulers of this dynasty were great patrons of art and architecture. One of the finest examples is the Ibrahim Rauza mausoleum complex in Bijapur. It was designed by a Persian architect Malik Sandal. It consists of two structures, a tomb and a mosque built on a platform set in a walled garden and facing each other across an ornamental pond(now empty). Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his queen Taj Sultana are buried here. Graceful minarets mark the corners and the buildings are surmounted by domes rising from a lotus petal base.
The building you see in this photograph is the mosque.I decided to photograph this because of the light.