TOMB OF DARYA KHAN

THE TOMB OF DARYA KHAN                       (GBSTNV)

-date-1526A.D.

-stands on raised platform

-dedicated to darya khan-an employer in the court of sultan mahmud 2

-faced with red masonary and decorated with coloured enamels

-domes-small-at 4 corners surrounding the main dome

             -remind of tomb of hoshang shah ,but here dome

              is rather clumsy

-plan-square

-hall-with arches built across the corners to support the

       dome

-arches-sets with blue tiles

-NOTE-beautiful stone trellis-work fitted into the walls-use-to admit light and air

-as there are many ruined buildings ,once containing gardens and other pleasure houses.

GBSTNV-HATHI MAHAL/ELEPHANT PALACE

GROUP BETWEEN SAGAR TALAO AND THE VILLAGE(GBSTNV)

THE HATHI MAHAL/ELEPHANT PALACE

-name-disproportionate massive pillars ,looking like

            legs of an elephant supporting the dome

-baradari-with 3 arched openings on each side

-dome-octagonal base

           -traces of tile work in bands are still seen

-originaly-as pleasure resort and later converted into tomb,since a sepulcher is now seen inside

-mosque-nearby-spoiling its architectural effects

               -double hall

               -divided into 10 bays by pillars

               -ceiling-vaulted

RUPMATI PAVILION

                                RUPAMATI’S PAVILION (RKG)

DOME

-location-to the south of baz bahadur palace

-closer examination shows it had undergone 2-3 stages

- hall-low but massive with 2 rooms at ends

-walls-having sharp slope towards the base

-terrace- 2 pavilions

 -pavilion -12 pillars with arches and   domes on the top

                 -called bharaha dhari(12 doorway)

-plan-square

-dome-hemispherical

BAZ BAHADUR PALACE

BAZ BAHADUR PALACE

(RKG)

-built-sultan nasir shah

-date-914 A.D.

-palace is approached by 40 steps from main gateway

-gateway-passage is covered by rooms for guards on

                both sides

               -ceiling-vaulted

               -openings-arched at both sides

-it consists of open court, halls and rooms on all four sides

-open court-north-at its center there projects an

                     octagonal pavilion from which one can view

                     beautiful garden whose traces are still seen

                    -east and west-same plan

                    -square rooms at both ends

                    -west-entrance on middle side

                    -east-left open

                    -south-consist of hall with 2 rooms

                               -there are openings on wall of hall

                               which provide excess to another court

                               -court-smaller in dimension 

                                         -surrounded by rooms and halls

                                          -use—for attendants

                                         -larger one-has water tank

                                         -which was filled from reva kund

-terrace-2 beautiful baradaris from where one can have

              enchanting view of the surrounding

REVA KUND GROUP-REVA KUND

REWA KUND GROUP(RKG)

REWA KUND

-rebuilt and widened by baz bahadur and rani rupmati

-lined with masonary-steps go to the water level

-halls-north western-having arched openings forming

          part of pleasure resort

-water lift –northern end of kund-use-to supply water 

STG-JALI MAHAL

JALI MAHAL

-location-south of sagar-talao

-story-in fact thought there is no screen work here, still

            it is apparently called jail-mahal

-in reality it is a tomb of some noble

-plan-square

-openings-on 3 sidesof arched shaped

                 -except for entrance in south are screened

                  with geometric patterns of muslim style

CARAVAN SARAI ,DAI KI CHOTTI BAHEN KA MAHAL

                                    CARAVAN  SARA’I(STG)

-it is in front of malik mughith’s mosque

-date-1432A.D.

-plan-open court –in center

        -halls-on each sides and rooms built on both sides

-ceiling-vaulted room

-use-rooms-storing goods

       -hall-living accommodation

DAI-KI CHOTTI BAHEN KA MAHAL/GUMBAD

-location-south of sara’i

-story- associate with some lady relate to certain wet

           nurse of one of the princess of mandu

--in reality it is tomb-though it is called a mahal

-it was her house in which she was buried

-terrace-double-on which thee whole building stands

plan-octagonal

-walls-exterior-divided into panelsby bands of projecting

           masonary

-dome-traces of blue tiles are seen

-south-traces of beautiful gardens and pavilion are seen


DAI-KA MAHAL/GUMBAD

-the mahal,more properly called mausoleum

-rooms-west-with arched openings

-towers-traces at south-east and north-east corners there stood a beautiful pavilion

-terrace-middle-there is tomb

-plan-square

         -double hall

    

-ceilings –vaulted

-windows-north and south –are special in balusters and

                 in elephant –tusk brackets supporting them

-dooms-octagonal

             -common decorative device with doom in deccan