Gol Gumbaz, the Taj Mahal of south India, located in Bijapur is the most popular heritage structure in the Bijapur district in north Karnataka. The structure is the most famous landmark of the Bijapur city and it was built by the Adil Shahi dynasty as the tomb of the Adil Shahi ruler Mohammed Adil Shah. The tomb is designed in a typical Adil Shaihi architecture by the famous architect of that time,