Gumbaz, Seringapatam
Gumbaz
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| Coordinates | 12°24′36″N 76°42′50″E / 12.4100°N 76.7139°ECoordinates: 12°24′36″N 76°42′50″E / 12.4100°N 76.7139°E |
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| Location | Seringapatam, India |
| Type | Mausoleum (Persian) |
| Material | Black Granite and Amphibolite |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Beginning date | 1782 |
| Completion date | 1784 |
| Dedicated to | Hyder Ali, Tippu Sultan and family |
| Variant Names Tippu Samadhi | |
The Gumbaz at Seringapatam is a Muslim mausoleum at the centre of a landscaped garden, holding the graves of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali and his mother Fakr-Un-Nisa. It was originally built by Tippu Sultan to house the graves of his parents. Tippu was himself allowed to be buried here by the British, after his death in the Siege of Seringapatam in 1799.
The Gumbaz was raised by Tippu Sultan in 1782-84 at Seringapatam, as a mausoleum for his father and mother. The Mausoleum was surrounded by a cypress garden which is said to have different species of flowering trees and plants collected from Persia, Ottoman Turkey, Kabul and French Mauritius, which were collected by Hyder's son and successor, Tippu Sultan.
The original carved doors of the mausoleum have been removed and are now displayed at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The present door made of ebony, and beautifully decorated with ivory was gifted by Lord Dalhousie
The Gumbaz is designed in the Persian style, with a large rectangle shaped garden, having a path leading to the mausoleum. In the middle of the garden, the Gumbaz stands on an elevated platform. The dome is supported by sharply cut black granite pillars. The doors and windows have lattice work cut through in stone on the same black granite material. The walls inside are painted with tiger stripes, the colours of Tippu Sultan. The three graves of Tippu Sultan, his father Hyder Ali and his mother Fakr-Un-Nisa are located inside the mausoleum. Many of Tippu's relatives are buried outside the mausoleum in the garden. Most of the grave inscriptions are in Farsi. Next to the Gumbaz is the Masjid-E-Aksa, which was also built by Tippu Sultan
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