Domed Gateway
A tall Indo-Islamic arched gateway east of the royal centre, once a guarded entrance to the citadel.
Open
6:00 am – 6:00 pm
Entry
Free entry
Best time to go
Any time
Time to spend here
About 35 minutes
Crowds
Usually quiet
On the eastern edge of the citadel, away from the main circuit and rarely visited. Little shade — best in soft morning or evening light.
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About this place
The Domed Gateway is a striking gatehouse on the eastern side of the citadel, built in the Indo-Islamic idiom the Vijayanagara court used for many of its secular and military buildings. A high pointed archway passes beneath a chamber crowned by a large dome, with guardrooms to either side where sentries once controlled who entered the royal quarters. The plastered dome and arches contrast sharply with the trabeate (post-and-beam) stone temples elsewhere in Hampi, showing how freely the empire borrowed styles from the wider Deccan. Standing somewhat apart from the main clusters, it is a quiet, dramatic structure for those exploring the eastern edge of the site.
Where it is
Close by
Photo credits
- Domed Gateway: Domed Gateway · Shriram Swaminathan · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Domed Gateway: Kamalapuram, Pattabhirama Temple, gopuram (9881666715) · Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0
- Domed Gateway: 16th century Pattabhirama temple, Hampi Hindu monuments Karnataka 2 · Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Domed Gateway: 16th century Pattabhirama temple, Hampi Hindu monuments Karnataka 3 · Ms Sarah Welch · CC BY-SA 4.0
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