Indo-European architecture of Mahabat Maqbara sheltering the grave of Nawab Mahabat KhanII.

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Mahabat Maqbara

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The stunning mausoleum of Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh (1851–82) seems to bubble up into the sky. One of Gujarat’s most glorious examples of Euro-Indo-Islamic architecture, with French windows and Gothic columns, its lavish appeal is topped off by its silver inner doors.


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