Sunday, 8 November 2015

TOURIST SPOTS IN HYDERABAD
          










               
  
Charminar is as much signature of Hyderabad as the Eiffel tower of paris. It was built by the founder of Hyderabad Md.Quli Qutub Shah in 1591. The 4 graceful minarets stand at the heart of the city in the midst of the busy market.
He   built Charminar to commemorate the eradiction of a plague that was ravaging his kingdom  shortly after he shifted his capital from golconda to present-day  Hyderabad


        
                MECCA MASJID

The mosque is situated adjecent tocharminar .
A few bricks from mecca which are embedded 
in the walls of this impressive mosque gave it its name. 

 




          CHOWMOHALLA
This is palace that was the seat of asaf jahi dynasty and was once regarded as the very centre of hyderabad and nizams icial guests and royal visitors.built over 200 years ago.
ENTRY FEE Rs.40/- adult
Rs. 10/- child
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TANK BUND
One of the world's tallest monolithic statue of buddha stands on the ''Rock of Gibralter" in the middle of hussain sagar lake to view Buddha and lake there are boating facilities








The golconda fort, near hyderabad is one of the most prominent structures  in andhra pradesh. Originally a mud fort ,was built by the kakatiya  kings  of warangal during the 13th centuary. In 16th centuary it served as the capital of the qutub shahi  dynasty and was expanded into a massive fort  of granite extending around 5Km  in circumference. With
The capital at golconda nearby ,city of hyderabad became home to one of the most powerful Muslim Sultanates of the region and flourished as the center of diamond trade.

the golconda fort used to have a vault where the kohinoor and hope diamonds were stored at that time, golconda was only known diamond mine in the world.

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