Tomb of Ali Barid
Tomb of Ali Barid
- Built for Ali Barid, the third of the Barid Shahi dynasty of Bidar who died in 1579.
- Instead of being a closed structure like other tomb buildings, it is an open structure, with a large archway in each of its four sides.
- The cenotaph, carved in black basalt is visible through the archways.
- The architectural composition is simple, except for the elaborate treatment of the dome, which is beginning to show the bulbous form which would become common in later years.
- The builders, reverting back to the Persian principles, treat the building as a base for surface treatment like coloured tiling.
- The decoration includes long bands of inscriptions containing couplets, personal eulogies and sacred extracts in Kufic, Tughra or Nashki scripts.