Cultural heritage of Hyderabad
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28th Aug, 2020
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- Ministry of Tourism recently organised the 50th webinar titled “Cultural heritage of Hyderabad”under DekhoApnaDesh series.
- The Ministry of Tourism is organizing the DekhoApnaDesh webinars with an objective to create awareness about and promote various tourism destinations of India – including the lesser known destinations and lesser known facets of popular destinations.
- It also promotes spirit of Ek Bharat Sreshtha Bharat.
- Hyderabad is popularly known as the “City of Pearls” and the “City of Nizams”, and has been the centre of a vibrant historical legacy, ever since its inception by the QutubShahi dynasty.
- Muhammad QuliQutb Shahestablished Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda.
- In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Mughal governor NizamAsaf Jah I declared his sovereignty and founded the AsafJahi dynasty, also known as the Nizams.
- Hyderabad served as the imperial capital of the AsafJahis from 1769 to 1948.
- Golconda Fort, Hyderabad: Built by the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century.
- Chowmahalla Palace: Once the seat of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty. It has bagged the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Merit Award for Culture Heritage Conservation.
- Charminar: The monument was erected when QuliQutab Shah shifted his capital from Golcondo to Hyderabad.
- Mecca Masjid: Completed by Aurangzeb in 1693.The bricks used here are believed to be from Mecca, and hence the name.
- Warangal Fort: This fort appears to have existed since at least the 12th century when it was the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty
