Built right next to the Mahabat Makbara. I like to refer to it as the evil twin of the Taj Mahal because of its appearance.
This makbara has(had, actually) really good marble tracery work on the windows. Most of the marble jalis are missing. Only one or two jalis remain.
I think this place was neglected for quite a while after independence
from the British Raj in 1947. The reason for that being the Nawab of
Junagadh had refused to sign the Instrument of Accession (Unification
of India). Therefore, there must have been a state of serious
confusion as to where would this piece of land go. (India or
Pakistan).
The Nawab fled to Pakistan and his state was merged into the Republic
of India.
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Arabian Eagle 51 months ago | reply
Precious thing of the past.
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Snuffy 51 months ago | reply
Precious thing of the past.
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nuska2008 (ON-OFF) 51 months ago | reply
Magnífica!!!
Back to Nothing 51 months ago | reply
Precious thing of the past.
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Celebrating History & Legacy.
Alun Salt 51 months ago | reply
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Tausif Farooqi [deleted] 51 months ago | reply
wow, this is awesome! never heard of this one or seen this before!
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Serge Freeman 47 months ago | reply
What a fantastic place! Absolutely the one to see and to tell about!
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Eddi van W. 46 months ago | reply
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johnalanhall 45 months ago | reply
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I immediately thought "Taj Mahal". Your "evil twin" concept worked with me!
aneez. 41 months ago | reply
amazing!!!
Koshyk 38 months ago | reply
What an incredible building! In theory, it has all the components of the Taj Mahal, but not the sense of proportion or aesthetic element. Though calling it 'Evil Twin' is indeed the extreme, I appreciate what you mean. I hope INTACH or Aga Khan foundation can take up the restoration work here!
naeem.ghauri 35 months ago | reply
Beautiful shot
napadalia 29 months ago | reply
I lived in junagadh for 13 years and never seen the makabra this beautiful !!
Raveesh Vyas 29 months ago | reply
May be all you needed to do to realize its beauty was to leave Junagadh. If only, you had done it sooner. :)
farazharoon 29 months ago | reply
was this where he would stay? or is it a religious building?
hafizatul_92 [deleted] 21 months ago | reply
what a nice building :)