Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Rani Sipri's Tomb, Ahmedabad

Rani Sipri's Tomb is located in the old area of Ahmadabad within the same complex as Rani Sipri Mosque. It is one of the ancient monuments that has a combination of Indo-Islamic architecture.



Constructed some time in 16th century the tomb has a large dome in the central part surrounded by 4 small domes in the 4 corners. The tomb has screens made of stones have been carved beautifully.



21 comments:

  1. Really beautiful and elegant monument! Impressive windows work

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  2. Very impressive.

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  3. nice artwork in this buildings. :)

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  4. Amazing. Great pics. Thanks for sharing.

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  5. A really impressive tomb! The carved stones are amazing.

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  6. Intricate and exquisite work!

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  7. Such interesting and unique structures.

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  8. I love the carved screens - such beautiful details

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  9. I am thinking it would also be a nice design for a house.

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  10. All that intricate stone work is an invitation for shadows to burrow in!

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  11. Those stone screens are really interesting, and I'm glad for the close up of them. How unique or at least I've never heard of them. They're quite impressive.

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  12. Wow! That is one heck of a building to be entombed in!

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  13. Such intricate and beautiful carving. It must have taken many years to complete the tomb.

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  14. Very creative and elegant designs.

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