Malik-E-Maidan

AAbout 35 meters away from the north of Phatka Gat stands the Serzi Buruj or Lion Tower named after two heraldic lior carved in stone to the right of the entrance which leads to the tow platform. The bastion though not very high is of great diameter ar is very strong. In the center are two raised circular platforms ~ cannon, on one of which lies supported on beams of wood the gre gun of Bijapur, (next only to Landa Kasab) the Malik-l-Maids (monarch of the plain). It is estimated to weigh about 55 tons ar was cast at Ahmadnagar in 1549 by a Turkish officer in the service Burhan Nizam Shah I. This colossal piece of ordnance differs fro the other Bijapur guns in that it is cast and not welded.Its composition is unknown, but when stuck, it sounds like bell and is probably of the same alloy that is used in making gong Outside it is of a dark green colour, the surface polished like glas while it is adorned with inscriptions in ..Persian and Arabic beautiful Malik Jahan Begum's Mosque: About 90 meters to the west of the citadel stands this mosque built in 1586 by Ibrahim Adil Shah II in honour of his wife, Malika Jahan Begum. This building is a fine specimen of the more delicate phase in Bijapur architecture. Stucco ornament also enters into the general scheme of decoration. The mosque is also called Janjiri Masjid on account of the small stone chains that once adorned is cornice. There is a tank in front of mosque and the mosque reflects in the tank, when the waters are not disturbed.