1.0 BIJAPUR'S ANCIENT SERAIS cum BAZARS SERIES - 1. The Bazar/ Serai attached to Ibrahim's Old Jami Masjid
BIJAPUR'S ANCIENT SERAIS cum BAZARS SERIES -
The Bazar/ Serai attached to Ibrahim's Old Jami Masjid
The Bazar/ Serai attached to Ibrahim's Old Jami Masjid is one of the last remaining arcades in Vijayapura (Bijapur) City. Currently located behind PDJ Highschool, Haveli Galli (near Tomb of Ali Adil Shah- 1), the place must have served Multiple purposes 300+ years ago.
It's location outside and away from the Administrative Citadel i.e. Arq Qila (Inner Fort) of Bijapur suggests that the serai could have been a resting place for travellers or a school attached to the Jami Masjid or a bazar, or all of it.
This ANCIENT SERAIS cum BAZAR Series will unveil the locations and importance of all these multipurpose structures of Bijapur. (Serai is basically an enclosed structure with arched chambers in a series that have a common space in center)
Stay Tuned ! More Bazars to Come !! More Serais to Explore !!!
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#walkbijapur #bijapurheritage #bijapurheritagewalk #deccan #vijayapura #karanataka #vijayapurheritage #architecture #bazar #serai
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