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 Charminar,
Hyderabad
The Charminar is as much the
signature of Hyderabad as the
Taj Mahal is of Agra or the
Eiffel Tower is of Paris.
It is a magnificent square
edifice of granite, built upon
four grand arches facing North,
South, East and West. These
arches support two floors of
rooms and gallery of archways.
At each corner of the square
structure is a minaret rising to
a height of 24 meters, making
the building nearly 54 meters
tall. It is these four (char)
minarets (minar) that give the
building, its name Charminar.
Each minar stands on a
lotus-leaf base, a special
recurrent motif in Qutub Shahi
buildings.
The first floor was used as a
madarasa (college) during the
Qutub Shahi period. The second
floor has a mosque on the
western side, the dome of which
is visible from the road, if one
stands some distance away. A
spectacular view of the city may
be had from the roof of the
Charminar, although, due to
severe overcrowding of the
minarets, only visitors with
special permission from the
Archaeological Survey of India,
Hyderabad Circle are allowed to
go to the top of the minarets.
The clocks above each of the
four archways were added in
1889.Walking around the
Charminar area, one is
constantly surprised by vestiges
of the past intermingling with
the present. Towards the
Southeast of the Charminar is
located imposing edifice of the
Nizamia Unani Hospital. About
50m to the West, the line of
shops in Lad Bazaar is
interupted by an old, crumbling
brown wall, which marks the
entrance to the old Nizama?s
Jilau Khana (parade ground). The
grounds are now being used for
the development of a large
commercial complex. Further
down, a road to the left leads
to the Khilawat Complex (Chowmahalla
Palace). The Lad Bazaar road
terminates in a square called
Mahaboob Chowk where a large
19th century clock-tower looms
over a delicate white mosque of
the same period.
Timings people are allowed (only
in the cellar of the monument)
all the day and during night
times till 100 clock.
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. |
 Domakonda
Fort, Kamareddy
Domakonda was a Samsthanam under
the Qutub Shahis and Asaf Jahis.
The Reddy rulers of Domakonda
Samasthanam built the fort in
the 18th Century. The entrence
to the fort has an arched
gateway reflecting Asaf Jahi
influence.
The fort has bastions both
square as well as circular,
built at irregular intervals .
Inside the fort are two palaces
and a temple complex. The temple
dedicated to Siva was built on
Stellate plan, imitating the
Kakatiya style of architecture.
This fort is an example of the
defence architecture of the
princely states of Telangana.
How to
Reach This Place
Road: 50 km
from Nizamabad.
Rail: 50 km from
Nizamabad.
Air: 150 km from
Hyderabad. |
 Elgandal
Quila
Located 10 Kms from Karimnagar,
Elgandal was once the capital of
Telangana. The fort is built on
a hill which was ruled by the
Kakatiyas, Bahmani's, Qutub
Shahis, Moghuls & Asif Jahi's .
A mosque in the fort built by
Zafar-ud-Dowla in 1754 A.D. has
minarets which oscillate when
shaken . Tombs of several muslim
saints exist here. On the 11th &
12th day of Moharram an annual
Urs is celebrated in honour of
these muslim saints. Other
places of intrest are temples
dedicated to Neelakantha Swamy &
Narasimha Swamy.
How to
Reach This Place
Road:
Karimnagar is 80 Kms. from
Warangal and 172 kms from
Hyderabad. It is well connected
by road.
Rail: Karimnagar
Railwaystation.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
 Falaknuma
Palace, Hyderabad
Falaknuma Palace is situated in
Falaknuma, about 4 km South of
Charminar. It stands on a hill
overlooking the city of
Hyderabad. It is a magnificent
palace. "The edifice had the
same importance in Hyderabad in
the near past as the Palace of
Kremlin had in Moscow" says
Dharmendra prasad. Falaknuma
served as the royal guest house
for the rulers of Hyderabad,
King George and Queen Mary, king
Edward-VIII, then Prince of
Wale. Falaknuma palace is a
masterpiece designed by an
Italian architect. The marble
used was specially imported from
Italy.
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. |
 Gandhi
Hill, Vijayawada
The first Gandhi Memorial with 7
Stupas in the country was
constructed on this hill at a
height of 500 ft. The 52 ft.
Stupa was unveiled on 6th
October, 1968 by Dr. Zakir
Hussain, the then President of
India. Gandhi Memorial Library,
the Sound and Light Show on
Mahatma Gandhi's life and a
planetarium are the other
attractions.
How to
Reach This Place
Road:
Vijayawada is located 275 Kms
from Hyderabad. It is well
connected by Road.
Rail: Vijayawada
Railwaystation.
Air: Hyderabad Airport. |
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