Laad Bazzar:
Laad Bazaar is located west to the Charminar and has everything from kitchen utensils, fabrics, jewels, excellent perfumes to musical instruments. Pottery items and silver items are also available here. Finest Indian Pearls are available around the lanes around the Charminar.
Mecca Masjid
Mecca Masjid:
Mecca Masjid, which is one of thw world’s largest mosques, is adjacent to Charminar. It has a space for about 10,000 worshippers. In 1614, Mahammed Quli Qutb started the construction of this mosque but it was not finished until 1687. Aurangazeb, one of the Great Mughal Emperor, extended his empire to Golconda Kingdom and only under his rule this mosque’s construction was completed. Several bricks used for construction are made with the soil from Mecca and hence the name, Mecca Masjid. The inscriptions of Quran in the colonnades and the door arches are made from single slab of granite.
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CHARMINAR:
Charminar is Hyderabad’s principal landmark. It was built by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah in 1591 and stands perfect even after the span of over 400 years. It is a 56m high and 30m wide structure. This four columned structure creates four arches facing the cardinal points. There is a small turret sitting atop of each column.
There is a small mosque in the 2nd floor, which is the oldest in Hyderabad. It has spiral staircases that lead up the columns, where there are views of the city. The Charminar is illuminated daily between 7pm and 9pm.
Charminar is one of the major tourist attractions in the city. It also showcases the Mughal architecture of the time.
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