CHAR MINAR HYDERABAD(INDIA)

Hi-tech Hyderabad, the city of traditions and technology was founded in 1591, by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah, the fifth Qutub Shahi Sultan of Golconda. This magnificent city of minarets of the bands of the river Musi retains the medievalflavour and charm.

Charminar: The icon of Hyderabad wasbuilt in 1591, by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah to commemorate the end of plague in the city. The imposing rectangular monument is built in Indo-Saracenic style and stands 53 metres high and 30 metres wide, with four grand arches, facing each of the cardinal points. The four corners of the building are adorned with columns with exquisitely carved minarets crowned by a bulbous dome. Each minaret towers to a height of 48.7m. and has double balconies

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