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The capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad is the seventh largest city of India. It is characterized by grandiosity and effulgence of its 400-year-old Moslem rule, but today is a modern city and a member of the twin cities, Hyderabad and Secunderabad. It was established in 1590 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah.
The city is well known for its monuments and mosque out of the medieval and the Saracenic culture and the Mughal- and colonial architecture. A well-known sight is the 16th-century, 163-foot-tall grand rectangular Charminar monument with its four minarets. This monument builds the center of the old town of Hyderabad as well as the Golkunda fort that was established in the 13th century by the Kakatiyas. The Charminar was built by the city founder, king Quli Qutb Shah, in 1591. The Char Minar was constructed in the memory after ending of the Plague epidemic. The Char Minar is four floors high, having a mosque at the uppermost floor.
From 1724 until 1948, Hyderabad was capital of the sovereign state Hyderabad under the Asaf Jahi dynasty. The successors of Asaf Jahi ruled as the Nizams of Hyderabad. During the rule of the seven Nizams, Hyderabad was developed both culturally and economically. They enlarged the fort and reinforced it through granite blocks. Within the fort wall, the diamond trade bloomed. In and around Hyderabad stand several palaces: The Falaknuma palace in the Banjara Hills, as well as the main palace of the king in the heart of Hyderabad that is deserted today. Hyderabad was already always open for persons from all parts of India. Because of the mild, cool climate, many scientists and artists regularly spend their winters in Hyderabad.
If you want to understand the lifestyle of the old Nawabs of Hyderabad, you need to visit the Salarjung Museum (National Museum). Its exhibitions include the private collection of Nawab Salarjung III, one of the most beautiful collections of the world. The Salarjung museum contains European and Indian exhibits that were gathered by the prince Salarjung before the independence. The 36 halls of the museum are filled with a fascinating abundance of treasures. Visitors can also see the unique collection of miniature and Koran handwritings.
The Golkonda fort, lies over 370 feet across the plain of Hyderabad and six miles to the west of the old Hyderabad. It was the capital of the seven Qutb-Shahi-kings from 1518 until 1590, when the royal court was transferred to Hyderabad. The imposing Golkonda fort and the graves of the seven Qutb-Shahi-kings are visited frequently by the tourists.
Other sites to see in Hyderabad include the grave of Monsier Raymond, a French adventurer of the 18th century, who served in the army of the second Nizam of Hyderabad; the archeological museum and the adjoining Public Gardens; the Mecca Masjid, a venerable old mosque with four cupolas swarming with pigeons; and the impressive Naubat Pahad temple.
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