Charminar, as the name stands has four minarets with huge arches. Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah, after shifting his capital from Golconda, another famous Indian fort, built this monument. Charminar is a famous landmark in India
It is a legend, Qutb Shah, in the year 1591 while founding the city of Hyderabad, prayed at the very spot and built the mosque with the starting of the millennium of the Islamic calendar i.e., 1000 A.H.
It is the centerpiece monument of Hyderabad. Very close to Charminar, other major monuments like Mecca Masjid, Unani Hospital, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmohalla Palace, Purani Haveli, etc., are built. On the nothern side of the Charminar is Char Kamaan, and also famous Gulzar houz. On the western side is the famous pearl and bangles street Laad Bazaar. On the eastern side is Sardar Mahal.
Old Photos of Charminar - Youtube
City of Hyderabad in 1887 - Youtube
Scores of Tourists visit Charminar every year both domestic and international. The city has grown since and has become very chaotic because of the mismanagement of infrastructure around the Old City area of Hyderabad, particularly Charminar.
Best time of the year to visit is October to March. Even one can visit all of the year the charm of the city is never lost.
You will find almost all you need for shopping in around the city at very reasonable rates. Pearls, Perfumes, Ethnic wear, Bridal wear, Antiquities, Islamic literature, Unani Herbal medicine shops, famous Hyderabadi cuisine Restaurants, Irani Chai (Tea Flavor) hotels are with in the reach of the monument.
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