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Located
in Bijapur, Mehtar Mahal is the
ornamental gateway leading to a mosque and a garden. Meaning a 'Sweeper's
Palace', this gateway has a flat stone roof supported by stone brackets of
delicately carved birds and rows of swans.
This highly decorative gateway is supposed to have been built by a
sweeper to whom Ibrahim Adil Shah gifted a huge sum of money on the advice
of a soothsayer, so that he could recover from leprosy.
How To Get There
Air : The nearest airport is Belgaum, 205 kms away.
Rail & Road : Bijapur is well connected by road and rail to
Bangalore, Belgaum and Goa.
Tours : Conducted tours as also local transport available for
sightseeing in the city.