Who built the ‘Gol Gumbaj’ at Bijapur, famous for the world’s second largest dome and the whispering gallery?
(A) Mahmud Gawan
(B) Yusuf Adil Shah
(C) Ismail Adil Shah
(D) Muhammad Adil Shah
Correct Answer : Yusuf Adil Shah
Question Asked : SSC Combined Matric Level (Pre) Exam 2000, SSC Tax Assistant (Income Tax & Central Excise) Exam 2008
Explanation : Gol Gumbaz is the mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah, Sultan of Bijapur. The tomb, located in Bijapur, Kamataka in India, was completed in 1656 by the architect Yaqut of Dabul. With an area of 1,700 square meters, the mausoleum has one of the biggest single chamber spaces in the world.
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