The ever enchanting Charming Charminar (Hyderabad, India)
Makkah Masjid, is one of the oldest mosques in Hyderabad, Telangana in India, and it is one of the largest masajids in India. Makkah Masjid is a listed heritage building in the old city of Hyderabad, close to the historic landmarks of Chowmahalla Palace, Laad Bazaar, and Charminar.
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, commissioned bricks to be made from the soil brought from Mecca, the holiest site of Islam, and used them in the construction of the central arch of the mosque, thus giving the mosque its name. It formed the centerpiece around which the city was planned by Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah.
The two great Icons of India: Ricks & Minar. There are many different auto rickshaw types, designs, and variations. The most common type is characterized by a sheet-metal body or open frame resting on three wheels, a canvas roof with drop-down side curtains, a small cabin at the front for the driver (sometimes known as an auto-wallah) with handlebar controls, and a cargo, passenger, or dual purpose space at the rear. And for the Minar (Persian: منار, lit. "pillar") or Minaret (مناره), mentioned in medieval Arabic Islamic sources as Terbal (طربال Ṭirbāl), was a unique, spiral, tower-like structure built in the centre of the Sassanian circular city of Gōr (modern Firuzabad). Several theories have been proposed for its purpose. Only the core of the structure remains today.
The mosque accompanying the tomb popularly called as the ‘Great Mosque’ of Golconda tombs stands at the rear end. The tomb was built as a replica of Charminar though it has only two minarets, unlike Charminar which has four. The mosque contains inscriptions which considered as masterpieces of calligraphic art.
View of one of the tombs in Qutub Shahi from the Grand Masjid (Hyderabad, Telengana)
