Gol Gumbad

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dc.contributor.authorFrederic, Louis
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia--Bijapur--Karnataka
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-06T23:07:15Z
dc.date.available2019-11-06T23:07:15Z
dc.date.created1959
dc.date.updated2019-11-06T23:07:15Z
dc.descriptionOne of the most audacious monuments India has produced. Designed as tomb for Sultan Mohammed Asil Shah, in 1660, it is one of the largest single architectural units in the world. It is a perfect cube of 200 feet on each side, & has an enormous dome with diameter of 142 feet. There is a seven-storied tower at each corner. Towers are interconnected at fifth storey by wide porch-roofs, supported by many brackets. Each tower has a dome with foliated base. Inside, the square lay-out becomes octagonal at level of interior gallery, owing to intersection of arches. Dome-brick & mortar - 10ft, thick, rests directly on walls of this hall. Three arcades on each side decorate the otherwise bare walls. Grey basalt.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediumbook scan
dc.format.mediumMounted transparency
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-2140
dc.identifier.otherII-229
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/182768
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectProvincial Sultanates-- Deccan-- Bijapur
dc.subjectarchitecture
dc.titleGol Gumbad
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Frederic, L. Indian Temples & Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, London, 1959. illus. 379, p. 409

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