Vijayapura has a rich history and was an important center during the Adil Shahi dynasty. The city's historical monuments and structures reflect the architectural and cultural achievements of that period.
Jamiya Masjid
The Jama Masjid of Bijapur is a congregational mosque in the Indian state of Karnataka. Initiated by Ali Adil Shah I of the Bijapur Sultanate in the 16th century, the mosque was never completed. It is the largest mosque in Bijapur, and has a capacity of 4000 worshippers.
Fort Bijapur
The Bijapur Fort is located in the Bijapur city in Bijapur District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bijapur fort has a plethora of historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of Adil Shahi dynasty.
Built by Adil Shah I in 1561, Gagan Mahal, also known as Heavenly Mahal (Sky Mahal) is famous for its architectural finesse and design. Boasting of three arches, the two-storeyed monuments had the Darbar Hall on the ground floor and the upper storey was supposed to be the residence for the royal family.
Also known as The Taj Mahal of the Deccan, it is home to the remains of the Adil Shah ruler Ibrahim Adil Shah II and his wife Taj Sultana.
Shivagiri Temple
Shivagiri is a temple that houses an 85-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva that has been built by the T K Patil Banakatti Charitable Trust; in the city of Bijapur, Karnataka, India, on the Sindagi Road. It is slowly becoming a pilgrimage location and one of the highest visited tourist locations in Bijapur.
Sath Khabar
Sath Kabar is actually the site of sixty graves of the sixty wives of the famous General Afzal Khan of the Adil Shahi rulers who was killed by Chatrapati
Situated inside the premises of the Bijapur Fort, Mehtar Mahal dates back to the 1620 and is known to be the most elegant structure within the fort. Built in the Indo-Sarcenic style, the carvings on the minarets are in the Hindu architectural style.
Built in 1672 AD by Adil Shah II, Bara Kaman is an unfinished structure situated in Bijapur which is a mausoleum of 12 beautiful arches. The structure was supposed to have twelve arches vertically and horizontally surrounding the mausoleum of the king Ali and his wives. However, the mausoleum and the arches were left unfinished as Adil Shah II was murdered by his own father and the construction of Bara Kaman was left incomplete as he did not want Bara Kaman to lessen the architectural marvel of Gol Gumbaz.