Kaladarshana - Ancient and Medieval Historical Indian Architecture and Art - Bidar

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This impressive palace, now ruined, is a short distance west of the Solah Khamba Masjid. It was the ceremonial focus of the Bahmani and Barid Shahi rulers. The large rectangular court seen here once had timber columns of which only the granite bases remain. Some of the chambers opening off the hall have remains of tilework and geometric floor-patterns. The east wall seen here has a high parapet of trefoil crenellations. Arched openings below the parapet have pierced stone screens, each of a different design.

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