Mecca Masjid

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Creator(s)

patron: initial building by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Sultan of Golkunda (Indian (South Asian), 1565-1612), patron: completion by Emperor of Hindustan Aurangzeb (Indian (South Asian), 1618-1707), builder: Musa Khan (Indian (South Asian), 17th century)

patron: Osman Ali, Nizam of Hyderabad (Indian (South Asian), 1886-1967)

Time period

creation date: 1617-1694

creation date: 1938

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Indian (South Asian)

Islamic

Description

general view, view from atop Charminar looking south, Nizamia General (Yunani) Hospital on left, Mecca Masjid's courtyard on right and the Masjid partially visible, 1986

Work type

Hospital

Mosque

Medium

brick

stone

granite

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