Golconda fort:
Salarjung museum:
Qutubshahi tombs:
Macca masjid:
Charmina:
Choumahallah palace:
Hussain sagar:
- Located in the western part of Hyderabad.
- 4.8 km length and 120 m. height.
- Built in the year 1143 by rajahs of Warangal/kakatiyas.
- Earlier occupied by bahumanis then kuthubshahis then asaf jahs.
- Originally known as MANKAL.
- It has 4 draw bridges and 8 gateways.
- Outer enclosure is known as Fateh darwaja. Aurangajeb’s army marched through this darwaja.
Salarjung museum:
- 3rd largest in india.
- All items that are in the museum were collected by salarjung III/ yusuf ali khan,prime minister of Hyderabad state.
- Initially exhibited in diwan deodi palace.
Qutubshahi tombs:
- One of the largest masjids in india. 10 thousand people can perform prayers at a time.
- Parsian-hindu style.
- Total 7 tombs are there except of abul hasan tanishah.
Macca masjid:
- Located in south west to Charminar.
- Construction started by kuli kuthub shah and completed by aurangajeb
- One of the largest masjids in india. 10 thousand people can perform prayers at a time.
Charmina:
- Mir momin astharabadi played a key role in the design of Charminar.
- Good example of indo-islamic architecture. And, some Persian shades are also there.
- Also know as arc de trainphe of the east.
- 149 circular steps are there to climb the top.
- In 1889, four clocks were added to the four sides of the Charminar.
Choumahallah palace:
- Literally choumahallah means four palaces.
- Construction started by salabath jung and later completed by afjal-ud-dhoula.
- It is the replica of shah’s palace of Tehran(Iran)
- Four palaces are – 1.tahaniyat 2. Mahtab 3. Afjal mahal 4. Mahthab mahal.
Hussain sagar:
- Constructed by hazrath Hussain shahwali, duringh the period of Ibrahim qutubshah.
- Largest manmade lake in Hyderabad.
- Constructed on eesi, a small tributary of musi river.
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