Architecture sights in Hyderabad & Secunderabad

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   Charminar

   • Hyderabad & Secunderabad, India
   • Sights › Architecture

   Hyderabad’s principal landmark, the Charminar was built by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 to commemorate the founding of Hyderabad and the end of epidemics caused by Golconda’s water shortage. Standing 56m high and 30m wide, the dramatic four-column structure has four arches facing the cardinal points. Minarets sit atop each column. The 2nd floor, home to Hyderabad’s oldest mosque, and upper columns are not usually open to the public, but you can try your luck with the man with the key. The structure is illuminated from 7pm to 9pm.

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