Charminar

The Charminar is as much the signature of Hyderabad as the Taj Mahal is of Agra or the Eiffel Tower is of Paris. Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of Hyderabad, built Charminar in 1591 at the center of the original city layout. It was said to have been built as a charm to ward off a deadly epidemic raging at the time. Four graceful minarets soar to a height of 48.7m above the ground. Charminar has 45 prayer spaces and a mosque in it. Visitors can view the architectural splendour inside the Charminar. The monument it illuminated in the evenings and a ‘pedestianisation’ project around the monument is under implementation.