Tomb of Muhammad

Ghaus and Tansen

TombGwalior, MP, India

TOMB OF MUHAMMAD GHAUS:-

• IT IS BUILT IN THE FORM OF A SQUARE WITH HEXAGONAL TOWER.

• AT ITS CORNERS SURMOUNTED BY SMALL DOMES .

• THE BODY OF THE BUILDING IS ENCLOSED ON ALL SIDES BY CARVED STONE LATTICES ELABORATE AND DELICATE DESIGN.

• THE WHOLE BEING CROWNED BY A LARGE DOME SHEIKH MOHAMMAD GHAUS WAS A WELL KNOWN MUSLIM SANT IN 16TH CENTURY A.D.

• There is a large room, 43 feet square, inside supporting a lofty dome above.

• The walls are surrounded by a lofty verandah with a gallery, 20 feet wide, enclosed by large pierced stone lattices.

Jali pattern

TOMBE OF TANSEN:-

• THE TOMBEOF WELL KNOWN MUSICIAN TANSEN WAS BUILT IN 18TH CENTURY A.D.

• WHO WAS ONE OF THE NINE GEMS OF MUGHAL EMPEROR AKBAR

• THERE IS A TAMARIND TREE NEAR THIS TOMB

• THE LEAVES OF WHICH ARE CHEWED BY CREDULOUS SINGER FOR SWEET VOICE.

• IT IS BUILT ON A RECTANGULAR ELEVATED PLATFORM WITH A PILLARED

• GALLARY IN THE CENTRE OF WHICH LIES THE TOMB.

• It is a small structure, 22 feet square. It is supported on 12 pillars, 4 pillars in center surrounding the sarcophagus.

ADVANTAGE:-• The monument is made in the traditional Mughal

architecture with the domes and the fantastic lattice work on the windows.

• IT IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE OF 16TH CENTURY A.D.

• IT IS MADE OF SANDSTONE.

• It is a perfect place especially for people who love serenity and look for peace.

DISADVANTAGE:-

• THE ENTRANCE IS VERY BAD.

• NARROW ROAD

• DRAIN SYSTEM IS VERY BAD