Bhutto family mausoleum
| Mazar Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Nearest city | Larkana |
| Coordinates | 27°41′41″N 68°20′15″E / 27.69472°N 68.33750°ECoordinates: 27°41′41″N 68°20′15″E / 27.69472°N 68.33750°E |
| Area | 65,000 sq.ft |
| Established | 2011 |
| Governing body | Shaheed Bhutto Mazar Committee |
Mazar of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is situated at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh, in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
The mazar is notable for containing the graves of the Bhutto family and being the burial place of Zulfikar, Murtaza, Nusrat,[1] and Benazir Bhutto.[2]
Construction
The history of the mausoleum began in 1979 when Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was buried here. This was already then the ancestral graveyard of the Bhutto family.
Benazir Bhutto initiated the construction of the mausoleum. Initial construction was done during 1993 to 1997 with architect Zaigham Jaffery [3] He visited Khomeini and Ataturk’s mazaars to seek inspiration and also tried to incorporate elements from the Shalimar Gardens, Lahore.
The revised design by Waqar Akbar Rizvi included five domes and four iwans like the Taj Mahal. The building is covered with white marble. Glazed tiles inscribed with calligraphy and fresco work and based on Sindhi Hala patterns have been used.
Bhutto Family
Those buried here include:
- Sir Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Shah Nawaz's wife, Lady Khurshid
- Shah Nawaz's three children:
- Sikander Bhutto
- Imdad Ali
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Zulfikar's children
- Zulfikar's wife Nusrat Bhutto.
On the anniversary of the death of Benazir Bhutto, large crowds gather at the site.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Pakistan buries former first lady Bhutto". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
|first1=missing|last1=in Authors list (help) - ↑ Benazir's dead body reaches Garhi Khuda Bakhsh - The News
- ↑ The making of Garhi Khuda Buksh, October 25, 2011
- ↑ Commemoration or deification? Pakistanis honor 'martyred queen' Benazir Bhutto, Waj S. Khan, NBC News, Jan 2, 2013