Bijapur- The Land of Five Rivers

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Bijapur- The Land of Five Rivers

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• Palaces, tombs, minarets, arches, rivers and what
  not!!! Yes, this land of five rivers and an
  ancient city is located in the North- Western
  region of Karnataka that is in close proximity to
  Bangalore and Hyderabad.
• It is called an ancient city because it was
  constructed in the 11th century by
  KalyaniChalukyas.
• Though ancient by name, this city still remains
  tall in terms of monuments and rich culture.

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• At a distance of just 534 km from Bangalore and
  380km from Hyderabad, Bijapur has lot more to
  show to its tourists and has thus become a
  well-known and renowned tourist spot in India.
• If you are eager to knowing more about this
  place, hold on as I will be taking you through
  this ancient city via my blog.

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Places to See here

• GolGumbaz - built by Adil Shah, this monument is
  recognized as the most-famous and largest tomb
  ever built in India next to St. Peters Basilica,
  Rome.
• The central attraction of this place is the
  resonance of sound heard inside it. A thing
  dropped can be easily recognized even at a
  distance of 37 m and the echo which is heard
  seven times.
• There are guest houses in it that are now in
  ruins and a mosque called NaqqarKhana that is
  turned up to a museum now.

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• The Archaeological Museum this is run by the
  Archaeological survey of India and is located
  next to GolGumbaz which holds objects like
  weapons, inscriptions, paintings and sculptures.
• Ibrahim Rauza constructed on a single rock bed,
  this is a tomb of Adil Shah II, that is called as
  a twin tower of India as it includes two
  buildings one a mosque surrounded by four
  minarets and a tomb with a fountain in the
  middle. All these are raised on a tall surface
  with minarets enclosing each side.

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• SaathKabar- though not an exciting spot to visit,
  it is a dark destination whose story narrates as
  once an army chief visited a fortune teller to
  know about his victory against the Maratha king.
• But on knowing his defeat and death in the war,
  he killed all his 63 wives by pushing them inside
  the well one after the other in fear that they
  would re marry after his death.

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• These are few amongst the many places to visit in
  Bijapur and if you want to cover up all then
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