Charminar

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Format

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Creator(s)

patron: Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Sultan of Golkunda (Indian (South Asian), 1565-1612)

patron: restoration by Nizam Afzul-ud-Daula (Indian (South Asian), 1827-1869)

Time period

creation date: 1591

creation date: 1592, restoration date: 1858

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Islamic

Indian (South Asian)

Description

general view, visitors underneath Charminar, with Charkaman visible in background, 1986

Work type

Monument

Mosque

Arch

Square (open space)

Medium

mortar

stone

granite

plaster

Keywords

Architecture, Islamic --India

Religious architecture

Masjids

Qutb Shahi dynasty

Deccan (India)

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/21952