Charminar

Hyderabad is most famous for its charming minarets - Charminar. The city is often identified with the majestic Charminar. Charminar meaning "Mosque of the Four Minarets" is the most famous mosque and monument in the city of Hyderabad, capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Charminar was built in 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah. The Charminar is a square edifice with four grand arches each facing a cardinal point that opened once upon a time into four royal streets. At each corner stands an exquisitely shaped minaret, more than 55 meters high with a double balcony. A bulbous dome crowns each minaret with dainty petal like designs at the base. The Charminar depicts the Indo-Saracenic tradition - a symbiosis of the Hindu and the Muslim traditions, which has woven the magic of a rich Deccani culture. The nightly illumination of Charminar is spectacular.

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