Bijapur

Bijapur, about 600 kms north of Bangalore was called the Place of Victory by its founders. It is characterised by a cluster of domes and minarets. Gol Gumbaz, the tomb of Sultan Mohamamed Ali Shah, has an enormous whispering dome reputed to be second in size only to that in Rome. Whisper, and it is carried round and echoed back to you nine times when you stand under this dome.