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Kondapur
Kondapur was a very important
Buddhist center of the
Satavahana period(2ndCentury B.B
- 2nd Century A.D) . Lead coins
of the Satavahana kings were
discovered here. The other
findings at this place include a
gold coin of the Roman Emperor
Augustus (37BC - 14 AD) About a
dozen silver coins, 50 lead
coins, several beads, broken
pieces of bangles of terracotta,
shell, ivory, copper and glass
embossed with designs. Iron
implements and weapons such as
sickles, forks, knives, spear
heads, chisel and nails. Hollow
figurines of kaolin made in
moulds also have been found in
considerable quantities. All the
antiquities are on display in
the local museum managed by the
ASI.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: 15 km
from Sangareddy, 60km from Medak,
69 Km from Hyderabad.
Rail: 69 kms from
Hyderabad Railway Station. |
Nagarjuna Konda Museum,
Nagarjunasagar
The finds of Nagarjuna valley
are housed in a museum specially
designed in the model of
Buddhist Vihara. The museum
presents relics from the
excavations of all phases of
Nagarjuna Konda from its
inception. They represent the
pre-historic, proto historic
phases of the whole region.
A goog number of Buddhist
antiquities including stone
image of the Buddha, Panels
carved with Jataka tales and
insciptions are on display
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Located at 150
km from Hyderabad. Well
connected by Road.
Rail: 20 kms from
Macherla.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
The
Nizam's Museum, Hyderabad
Located in the stately Purani
Haveli, the palace acquired
around the year 1750 by the
second Nizam is now converted
into a museum with a fascinating
collection. The museum showcases
the gifts and mementos presented
to the last Nizam on the
occasion of the silver jubilee
celebrations in 1936. A 1930
Rolls Royce, Packard and a Mark
V Jaguar are among the vintage
cars displayed. There is an
interesting collection of models
made in silver of all the
prominent buildings of the city
and citations in Urdu about
H.E.H. Mir Osman Ali Khan, gold
burnished wooden throne used for
the silver jubilee celebrations,
gold tiffin box inlaid with
diamonds, gold model of Jubilee
Pavilion, silver coffee cups
studded with diamonds and silver
filigree elephant with mahout
are some of the notable items on
display.
The museum is open between 10.00
am and 5.00 pm on all days
except Fridays.
2 Km from Charminar and 1 km
from Salar Jung museum.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Hyderbad,
being Capital city is well
conected by Road from all major
cities in Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra
and Orissa.
Rail: Being headquarter
of South Central Railway , Well
connected from all major cities
of India. Hyderabad &
Secunderabad Rly Stations.
Air: Has international
airport. |
 The
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad
This museum houses one of the
biggest one-man collections of
antiques of the world by Mir
Yousuf Ali Khan Salar Jung III.
The objets d'art include Persian
carpets, Moghal miniatures,
Chinese porcelain, Japanese
lacquerware, famous sculptures
including the Veiled Rebecca and
Marguerite and Mephistopheles, a
superb collection of jade,
daggers belonging to Queen Noor
Jahan and the Emperors Jahangir
and Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb's
sword and many other fabulous
items.
APTDC has a Pongali snack bar
here. Ph: 040-4523211/2.
Timings
10 am to 5 pm(except on friday).
How to
Reach This Place
Road: Hyderbad,
being Capital city is well
conected by Road from all major
cities in Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra
and Orissa.
Rail: Being headquarter
of South Central Railway , Well
connected from all major cities
of India. Hyderabad &
Secunderabad Rly Stations.
Air: Has international
airport. |
Victoria Jubilee Museum,
Vijayawada
The Museum of the Archaeological
Department situated on Bandar
Road contains beautiful
sculptures and attractive
paintings worth seeing.
Mahishasura Mardhani, Siva as
ehamdesa and Buddha images are
some of the important exhibits.
This two storied building
preserves Arms, Armour
manuscripts, Textiles, Stone cut
writings, Gold and Silver coins
which were used by them during
their Kingship showing and
boasting the beauty of Andhra
Pradesh. An example of sculpture
art, an idol of Lord Siva
sculptured during 4th or 5th
centuries can also be seen here.
Timings:
10:30am to 5pm
Closed:
Fridays and Public holidays
Entry
Fee: Free
Photography: Not
Allowed
How to
Reach This Place
Road:
Vijayawada is located 275 Kms
from Hyderabad. It is well
connected by Road.
Rail: Vijayawada Railway
Station.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
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