Mausoleum at the Ibrahim Roza, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
Aman Channa wrote : Ibrahim Roza - Bijapur. The Adil Shahi dynasty ruled parts of Southern India from the late 15th to the 17th centuries, with their capital at Bijapur. The Dynasty was founded by the Persian governor of Bijapur, Yusuf Adil Shah, who declared his independence from the declining Bahmani kingdom of deccan.
Rulers of the Dynasty such as Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1579-1627) were patrons of Art and architecture. The beautiful Ibrahim Roza (1627) is the mausoleum complex where Ibrahim Adil Shah II is buried with his queen Taj Sultana (Image 3). Designed by a Persian architect, Malik Sandal, the tomb and a Mosque (Image 1) are set in a walled garden facing each other over an ornamental pond.
The tomb is supposed to have been an inspiration for the Taj Mahal at Agra.
(via Aman Channa @pixcellence_by_aman.channa)
