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Tour-Hyderabad-Secunderabad/India
TOUR OF HYD-SEC
400 years young and still growing. That could be an apt description of Hyderabad, the city that thrives with a variety of cultures intermingled to create a distinct identity of its own.
This is where tradition fuses with modernity and heritage structures vie with modern high-rise buildings to add to the beauty of the city.
The ‘walled city’ built by Mohammed Quli Qutb shah and commemorated by the construction of the charminar in its midst in 1591 has transformed itself into a beautiful metropolis with wide roads and vast stretches of green.
Golconda fort, the capital of the kingdom by that name, is as much part of the city as is Cyberabad, the destination of information technology giants.
CHARMINAR:-
Built when the city was born, the charminar stands bang in the midst of what constitutes the Old city today. The four minars rise to a height of 180 feet with circular staircases going up.
One need not climb up the charminar for a breath taking view now. The department of Tourism has installed ‘telrrobotic’ cameras on each of the four minars and visitors can view the surroundings with the help of touch screen controls placed in kiosks on the ground floor. Trulya most-modern facility at one of the oldest landmarks of the city.
GOLCONDA FORT:-
Golconda has a chequred history with all the trappings of intrigue and murder. The founder of the Qutb shahi dynasty sulthan quli was murdered at the behest of his son. The last of the qutb shahis abdul hassan was betrayed by his lieutenants, leading to the fall of the impregnable golconda into the hands of the Moghals under Aurangazeb in 1687.
The fort is famous for its acoustics and ingenious water supply and drainage water reached some of the highest points in the fort.
The saga of Golconda is told through a sound and light show of unmatched quality and excellence.
400 years young and still growing. That could be an apt description of Hyderabad, the city that thrives with a variety of cultures intermingled to create a distinct identity of its own.
This is where tradition fuses with modernity and heritage structures vie with modern high-rise buildings to add to the beauty of the city.
The ‘walled city’ built by Mohammed Quli Qutb shah and commemorated by the construction of the charminar in its midst in 1591 has transformed itself into a beautiful metropolis with wide roads and vast stretches of green.
Golconda fort, the capital of the kingdom by that name, is as much part of the city as is Cyberabad, the destination of information technology giants.
CHARMINAR:-
Built when the city was born, the charminar stands bang in the midst of what constitutes the Old city today. The four minars rise to a height of 180 feet with circular staircases going up.
One need not climb up the charminar for a breath taking view now. The department of Tourism has installed ‘telrrobotic’ cameras on each of the four minars and visitors can view the surroundings with the help of touch screen controls placed in kiosks on the ground floor. Trulya most-modern facility at one of the oldest landmarks of the city.
GOLCONDA FORT:-
Golconda has a chequred history with all the trappings of intrigue and murder. The founder of the Qutb shahi dynasty sulthan quli was murdered at the behest of his son. The last of the qutb shahis abdul hassan was betrayed by his lieutenants, leading to the fall of the impregnable golconda into the hands of the Moghals under Aurangazeb in 1687.
The fort is famous for its acoustics and ingenious water supply and drainage water reached some of the highest points in the fort.
The saga of Golconda is told through a sound and light show of unmatched quality and excellence.
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