Charminar

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Creator(s)

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

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

Time period

creation date: 1591

creation date: 1938

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Islamic

Indian (South Asian)

Description

exterior, view from underneath Charminar looking south, with Nizamia General (Yunani) Hospital visible at left, 1986

Work type

Monument

Hospital

Mosque

Medium

mortar

stone

granite

plaster

Keywords

Islamic cities and towns

Architecture, Islamic --India

Religious architecture

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/21947