Malik-E-Maidan, Bijapur, Karnataka India

Malik-E-Maidan : Malik-e-Maidan (monarch of the plains) canon, is one of the unusual attration od Bijapur. Placed on the city walls, it is among the the largest bell-metal canons in the world. The canon weighs 5,500 kgs and is 4.5 mts in length. Mounted by Muhammad Adil Shah at its present position, the canon remain cool even in summers.