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Malik-e-Maidan

Vijayapura, India

Malik-e-Maidan
Photo by Rangan Datta Wiki / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The largest medieval cannon in the world, 4 metres long and weighing 55 tonnes, mounted on the Lion Gate bastion of the Vijayapura citadel. Its mouth is shaped like a lion devouring an elephant.

Hours: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM

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