Mahabat Maqbara – Junagadh, Gujarat

Mahabat (not Mohabbat) Maqbara Palace, also Mausoleum of Bahaduddinbhai Hasainbhai , is a mausoleum in Junagadh, India, that was once home to the Muslims rulers the Nawabs of Junagadh. It was built by Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh (1851–82). The city of Junagadh has other 18th-century mausoleums built by the Nawabs in the area around Chittakhana Chowk. This architectural marvel is known for amalgamation of Indo Islamic,Neo Gothic and Euopean style.The minars and dome are Islamic in nature,the sculpture and pillars are gothic in style.The most unique and interesting fact about this mausoleum is that it has stairs from outside of minars unlike others minars which have stairs from inside of minar for…