Tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah
Hyderabad, India
The tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah (d. 1672/1082 AH) lies outside the enclosure built in the nineteenth century by Salar Jang I. It is a large two story monument with a bulbous dome surrounded by petal ornament. The upper story has a hanging balcony decorated with pierced panels and topped by finials, and each level has corner minarets.

Sources:

Khalidi, Omar. A guide to architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India, 70. Cambridge, Mass: Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, MIT Libraries, 2008.http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/69102.

Merklinger, Elizabeth Schotten. Sultanate architecture of pre-Mughal India, 150. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers, 2005.
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Hyderabad, India
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