SHER SHAH SUR

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@The square terrace forming the wide basement of this domed mausoleum has canopies at its four corners. In all four sides of the basement, stairs leading to the water edge are formed. The main body of the mausoleum, having an octagonal plan is situated at the centre of the basement. It may be correct to say that it follows the style of octangobal mausoleums built under the Sayyid and the lodi Dynasty, which still exist in Delhi. Surrounding a rather high drum supporting the octagon and the dome, kiosks, each having a dome, formed by 4 pillars, are constructed. Looking at this mausoleum from the lakeside, it looks like a group of these small kiosks, viewed together with the ripples on the surface of the lake, bring this majestic building into further prominence. Having surveyed the features of this mausoleum at the site, I can't help but admire the outstanding plan and excellent result of the work of Sher Shah, who ordered to buid this majestic construction on the lake and Aliwar Khan, an architect responsible for design and construction of that time. It is possible that this grand mausoleum remains are the very thing symbolizing character and an achievement of the resourceful general Sher Shah, the who went to Dehli and interrupted the Mughalid dominance for a period of time. (Matuo Ara)

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