Charminar in Hyderabad
The city of smiles, of lights, of a thousand faces, endearingly called the Pearl City; Hyderabad- the capital of Andhra Pradesh
offers a variety of tourist attraction. Set up in 1591, the city is one
of the major metropolitan cities of the country and is famous for its
IT industry, Biopharmaceutical and Telugu film industry. Starting from
historical places of visit to the beauty of nature, the city has all.
The fast development of the city, along with the development of
adjoining city Secunderabad and adjacent municipalities has resulted in
the creation of a huge and densely populated metropolitan region. With
my keen interest in this cultural rich heritage city, I decided for a
sojourn to Hyderabad tourism.
Charminar:
Called roughly as Four Towers, it is one of the most important
monuments of Hyderabad. The Charminar was built in 1591 by Mohammed Quli
Qutub Shah. Legend says that sultan built it to honor a promise to
Allah when he prayed for an end to a plague that ravaged the new city.
The building got its name from its four minarets, which were possibly
meant to honor the first four caliphs of Islam. Islamic style define the
arches, minarets and domes to make a unified whole. At the western end
of the Charminar’s roof is a mosque–the oldest in Hyderabad and atop the
building are 45 prayer spaces.
Golconda Fort:
Built in the 13th
century by the Kakatiya kings, the fort is located on the hill above 400
ft. It has 8 imposing gateways and is buttressed with 87 bastions
rising to a height of 15 to 18 m. one of its greatest marvels is its
acoustic effects- one handclap at a certain point below the entrance
dome can be heard at the highest point of the pavilion almost a
kilometer away. This was said to be used for warning the royals in case
of an attack. The Golconda Fort used to have a vault where once the
famous Kohinoor and Hope diamonds were stored along with other diamonds.
Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City:
Is the world’s
largest integrated film studio complex over 2000 acres and has found its
way into the Guinness book of world records. The Ramoji Film City is a
spooky haunted place. It is believed to be built on a war ground of the
Nizam sultans therefore haunted by the ghosts of the dead soldiers.
Jama Masjid:
It is the oldest
mosque in Hyderabad built by Quli Qutub Shah in 1857. Jama Masjid
encloses an ancient Turkish bath in its premises. Every day during the
prayer time and especially during the festive seasons, the Jama Masjid
is crowded by numerous Muslims who come here and offer their prayers.
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