High Court

Hyderabad


A landmark structure built by the seventh nizam in Indo-Saracenic style on the south bank of the Musi River.


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1. Badshahi Ashurkhana

0.25 MILES

The 1594 Badshahi Ashurkhana (literally Royal House of Mourning) was one of the first structures built by the Qutb Shahs in their new city of Hyderabad…

3. Gulzar Houz

0.44 MILES

The Charkaman (Four Arches) area is named after four Qutb Shahi arches on and off Patthargatti, focused on the Gulzar Houz fountain.

4. Mehboob Chowk

0.51 MILES

Laad Bazar opens into Mehboob Chowk, a square with a 19th-century clock tower and mosque, shops selling antiquarian books and antiques and a livestock…

5. Mir Alam Mandi

0.51 MILES

On the east side of Patthargatti, the (mainly) wholesale vegetable market of Mir Alam Mandi has all kinds of fresh produce sold by market traders. There…

6. State Library

0.52 MILES

This beautiful building, dating back to 1891, has 500,000 books in Urdu, Sanskrit, Telegu and English in reading rooms that are as atmospheric as they are…

7. Charminar

0.55 MILES

Hyderabad’s principal landmark and city symbol was built by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 to commemorate the founding of Hyderabad and the end of…

8. Salar Jung Museum

0.57 MILES

This vast collection was amassed by Mir Yousuf Ali Khan (Salar Jung III), who was briefly grand vizier to the seventh nizam. The 39 galleries include…