Charminar is a huge square structure built with granite. It is 56 meter high and 30 meter in width. The four artistically carved minarets of Charminar is constructed at each corner of the monument. Actually these four pillars face the four directions. There are double balconies at each minarets of the Charminar. There is a open roof mosque built in the top floor of the structure that faces the holy city of Mecca.
The Golconda Fort is reflective of the military architecture during the time of Qutab Shahi rulers. The Kakatiya rulers built a mud fort in Golconda. Later the rulers of the Bahamani Kingdom got hold of this fort. But it has been highly fortified under the rule of Quli Qutab Shah when he founded the kingdom of Golconda.
Falaknuma Palace was built by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra Bahadur. It is built on a 2000 feet high hill. The palace, designed by an Italian architect happens to be one of the finest palaces in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. In the later years, it was purchased by the Sixth Nizam of Hyderabad and used for the royal guests. But now Falaknuma Palace belongs to the grandson of the Seventh Nizam.
Purani Haveli meaning old quarters was established to be the residential quarter of Mir Momen, built in the late sixteenth century. In the eighteenth century the Purani Haveli was taken over by Nizam III and he took the initiative of renovating it for his son. But when his son moved to a different residence, this building came to be known as Purani Haveli.
Paigah Tombs is an unique example of architectural splendor of the 18th century. It is one of the recently discovered tourist spot in Hyderabad. The tombs are spread for about an area of 30 to 40 acre of land. The tombs reflect the majestic heydays of the Nizams of hyderabad.
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