Darushifa
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, Sultan of Golkunda
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Alternative Title
Darush-Shifa
Date
1595Description
Sultan Muhammad-Quli buil this Qutb Shahi-era “house of healing” or hospital in 1595. Located in the area of the same name, the Darushifa is a quadrangular courtyard paved with stone. It originally occupied some 6000 square yards, along the riverbank. This location, refreshing and cleansed with purifying garden fragrances was ideal for a hospital where the concept of natural healing held essential significance. With chambers for the patients, there are remains of a hammam or bath in the courtyard. A mosque and Saray was also in the hospital complex though there is no trace of the Saray now in 2006. exterior, east view of the Darushifa hospital's two storied gallery from north, 2005
Type of Work
Hospital; MosqueSubject
Hospitals, Medicine, Ruins, Courtyards, Baths, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture, Islamic --India, Hyderabad (India), Qutb Shahi dynasty
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