Gol gumbaz
- 2. Gol Gumbaz at Bijapur is the mausoleum of king Muhammad Adil Shah, Adil Shah Dynasty. Construction of the tomb, located in Vijayapura (formerly Bijapur), Karnataka, India, was started in 1626 and completed in 1656. The name is based on Gola gummata derived from Gol Gombadh meaning "circular dome". It follows the style of Indo-islamic architecture. Even a slight whisper by someone standing in this gallery can be heard everywhere in the gallery, and if somebody claps, the echo can be heard several times.
- 3. Plan of gol gumbaz Circular dome from inside. In this colossal mausoleum we have the system of the pendentives, used with such effect throughout the Bijapur buildings, displayed to its greatest advantage. a pendentive is a constructional device permitting the placing of a circular dome over a square room or of an elliptical dome over a rectangular room View from inside
- 4. Acoustics used in Gul Gumbaz The most remarkable feature about this tomb is its whispering gallery. It runs round the interior of the dome on a level with its springing, and hangs out from the walls into the building. It is about 11 feet wide, the dome itself forming the back wall of the same. On entering the building one is struck w The slightest whisper is heard from side to side; and a conversation can be most easily carried on across the full d It requires rather more than 65 feet between a person and the reflecting surface so that the sound on return may re