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Gol Gumbaz

12 Jan,2024 Download Pdf 2 Min Read

Bomb threat e-mail to Gol Gumbaz museum turns out to be hoax.

It is the located in the state of Karnataka, built in Indo-Islamic style of architecture.It is the tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah (ruled 1627–1657).

It is the second largest dome ever built, next in size only to St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.A particular attraction in this monument is the central chamber, where every sound is echoed seven times.

Another attraction at the Gol Gumbaz is the Whispering Gallery, where even minute sounds can be hear clearly 37 metres away.
Gol Gumbaz complex includes a mosque, a Naqqar Khana (a hall for the trumpeters) (now it is used as museum) and the ruins of guesthouses.
In the surrounding ornamental gardens is an archeological museum.
It is a protected monument administered by the Archeological Survey of India.

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