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Download Solution PDFTomb of Ibrahim Shah Suri is situated at which city of Haryana?
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Option 3 : Narnaul
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- The tomb of Ibrahim Shah Suri is at Narnaul city in the Mahendragarh district of Haryana.
- It was constructed on the instructions of Sher Shah Suri (1540-45 AD) over the grave of his grandfather, Ibrahim Khan Sur, who died at Narnaul in 1518 AD.
- The tomb stands on an elevated square platform.
- Its entrance is on the eastern side, and appears to have been built of Hindu temples and has beautiful carvings.
- The façade, divided into two storeys by a band of moulding, is decorated with small panels showing low relief carving in red sandstone bordered with grey limestone.
- Four octagonal cupolas, placed at the four corners of the terrace, balance the dome.
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