Showing posts with label Halol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halol. Show all posts

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Tomb of Sikander Shah, Halol

Tomb of Sikander Shah at Halol is one of the beautiful structure in this city. He is ruler of Champaner who was assassinated by Imad-ul-Mulk, Khusqadam in 1526 AD. 


This tomb standing on an elevated plinth is a simple stone structure at beautiful. The aesthetics and craftsmanship of the structure are remarkable. 



On the pillars there are intricate carvings of flowers and other artistic designs. The simple domes are fluted and they are quite  elegant.



This tomb also houses the graves of the two brothers of Sikander Shah.



Sunday, March 1, 2015

Halol

Halol is a small town situated just 5 kms from Champaner - Pavagadh Archiloegical Site. Even though city is now a industrial hub, it has lot of historical importance.  



We covered this place when we had visited the famous archaeological site. It is a beautiful city with great opportunities for sight-seeing and here we visited Sikandar Shah Tomb.



Other places of interest nearby are: