Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur - some sources spell Rouza, the word for tomb, as Rauza |
The domed mosque on the right and mausoleum on the left with the north gate in the center |
Inside the north gate of the Ibrahim Rouza complex, Bijapur |
The eastern structure, the Mausoleum of Ibrahim Adil Shah II |
Mausoleum of Ibrahim Adil Shah II (1556-1627), Sultan of Bijapur |
Pointed arches of the mosque on the west side of the complex |
Mosque interior, Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Mosque interior, Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Mosque interior, Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
The mihrab of the Mosque of Ibrahim Rouza |
Visitors to the Ibrahim Rouza |
An Indian muslim lady and her children, Bijapur |
Child at the Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
One of the mosque's pointed arches framing the Mausoleum of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II |
Dome of the Mosque of the Ibrahim Rouza |
Mihrab of the Mosque of Ibrahim Rouza |
Mausoleum with the square pool at the center, Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Eastern face of the Mausoleum |
Arcade surrounding the Mausoleum, Ibrahim Rouza |
Highly decorated doorway to the Mausoleum |
Arabic calligraphy inscriptions over the doorway to the Mausoleum, Ibrahim Rouza |
Detail of the Quranic inscription over the door to the Mausoleum, Ibrahim Rouza |
Allah in the center of an Arabic inscription |
Teak doors to the sepulchral chamber |
Sepulchral Chamber of the Ibrahim Rouza |
In addition to the Sultan and his wife are three children and the sultan's mother |
One of the six monuments inside the sepulchral chamber, Ibrahim Rouza |
In many of this type of tomb, these are merely cenotaphs with the bodies buried in a lower chamber |
Interior of the Mausoleum of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his family |
Windows surrounded by ornate calligraphy surround the arcaded veranda |
South wall of the Ibrahim Rouza Complex |
Highly decorated exterior walls of the Mausoleum, Ibrahim Rouza |
Arabic inscriptions, Ibrahim Rouza |
Central pool between the mausoleum and the mosque, now dry |
Mausoleum from the south lawn, Ibrahim Rauza, Bijapur |
Ibrahim Rauza complex from the south lawn with the mosque on the left and mausoleum on the right |
Ibrahim Rauza complex from the south lawn with the mosque on the left and mausoleum on the right |
Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
The mosque and mausoleum are built on a raised platform which forms a lower arcade |
North wall and main gate from the north lawn, Ibrahim Rouza |
Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
Ibrahim Rouza, Bijapur |
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