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Bai Harir Tomb




Bai Harir Tomb is located on the north-eastern part of Bai Harir Mosque in Ahmedabad. It is associated with Bai Harir, one of the women of Sultan Begara’s harem.

The entrance of the Bai Harir Tomb faces towards the south. The mausoleum contains a tomb chamber on a square plan with a huge semi-circular dome. This is surrounded by low corridors with four small domes. The openwork sculptures employed on the basement of the corridors and the bottom of the mausoleum are those of plants and geometric patterns, which shows traits of Gujarati art.



Updated on 20th October, 2005
District: Ahmedabad
Location: Ahmedabad    

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