Monday, November 10, 2014

Qutb Shahi Tombs


The tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct) are located close to the famous Golkonda Fort in Hyderabad, India. The galleries of the smaller tombs are of a single storey while the larger ones are two storied. In the centre of each tomb is a sarcophagus which overlies the actual burial vault in a crypt below. The domes were originally overlaid with blue and green tiles, of which only a few pieces now remain.

Distant shot of all the Qutub Shahi Tombs, Hyderabad
View of Qutb Shahi Tombs from the Golkonda fort
Tomb of Hayath Bakshi Begum in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
The Great Mosque in the Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex
Tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb Shah
Tomb of Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah
The archways at the Qutub Shahi Tombs.
Qibla wall in Qutb Shahi

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