Charminar
Old City, Hyderabad
Established1591
Managed byArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)
CategoryUrban History, Heritage
A grand 16th-century mosque and monument with four towering minarets, built by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah to mark the founding of Hyderabad and commemorate the end of a devastating plague.
Did you know? Legend holds that Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built Charminar as a thanksgiving offering after praying for the plague ravaging his new city to end, vowing to build a mosque on the very spot where he prayed if it did.
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