Visit The Great Courtyard, marked by the rows of pillars and small domes on three sides. This building is made entirely with pink sandstone and the construction commenced during the reign of Hoshang Shah and took three generations to complete. It is said to be inspired by the Great Mosque at Damascus. The front most area shown in this picture is the Qibla or the Prayer Area which is surmounted by the 3 larger domes.Inside this lie treasures of mixed architecture, for an example, I would quote a lotus(holy flower of the hindus) with a Crescent Moon(Symbol of Islam).This is just one of the small features of a mixed and converted architecture here telling the short stories of conquerors and the lost battles.
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