Post on 22-Jan-2018
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TOMB OF MUHAMMAD GHAUS:-
• IT IS BUILT IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE WITH HEXAGONAL TOWER.
• AT ITS CORNERS SURMOUNTED BY SMALL DOMES .
• THE BODY OF THE BUILDING IS ENCLOSED ON ALL SIDES BY CARVED STONE LATTICES ELABORATE AND DELICATE DESIGN.
• THE WHOLE BEING CROWNED BY A LARGE DOME SHEIKH MOHAMMAD GHAUS WAS A WELL KNOWN MUSLIM SANT IN 16TH CENTURY A.D.
• There is a large room, 43 feet square, inside supporting a lofty dome above.
• The walls are surrounded by a lofty verandah with a gallery, 20 feet wide, enclosed by large pierced stone lattices.
TOMBE OF TANSEN:-
• THE TOMBEOF WELL KNOWN MUSICIAN TANSEN WAS BUILT IN 18TH CENTURY A.D.
• WHO WAS ONE OF THE NINE GEMS OF MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR
• THERE IS A TAMARIND TREE NEAR THIS TOMB
• THE LEAVES OF WHICH ARE CHEWED BY CREDULOUS SINGER FOR SWEET VOICE.
• IT IS BUILT ON A RECTANGULAR ELEVATED PLATFORM WITH A PILLARED
• GALLARY IN THE CENTRE OF WHICH LIES THE TOMB.
• It is a small structure, 22 feet square. It is supported on 12 pillars, 4 pillars in center surrounding the sarcophagus.
ADVANTAGE:-• The monument is made in the traditional Mughal
architecture with the domes and the fantastic lattice work on the windows.
• IT IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE OF 16TH CENTURY A.D.
• IT IS MADE OF SANDSTONE.
• It is a perfect place especially for people who love serenity and look for peace.