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Charminar, a 2018 Indian film directed by Ajith C. Logesh; Chauburji, a Mughal era monument in Lahore; Chor Minar, a historic tower in Delhi, India; Chor Minor, a mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan; Charminar, a now defunct cigarette brand in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, see VST Industries
The Charminar (lit. ' four minarets ') is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana. [3] The Charminar's long history includes the existence of a mosque on its top floor for more than 425 years.
The city plan was designed by Mir Mu'min Astarabadi, an Iranian scholar and architect. The Charminar formed the centerpiece of the new city. The four arches of the Char Kaman are located directly to the south of the Charminar. [4] The arches demarcated a piazza, called the Jilu Khana, which was surrounded by the royal palaces and the Charminar ...
The Charminar has become an icon of the city, located in the center of old Hyderabad. It is a square structure with sides 20 m (66 ft) long and four grand arches each facing a road. At each corner stands a 56 m (184 ft)-high minaret. [7] To the north of the Charminar is a public square enclosed by four giant arches, known as the Char Kaman.
The Acámbaro figures were uncovered by a German immigrant and hardware merchant named Waldemar Julsrud. According to Dennis Swift, a young-Earth creationist and major proponent of the figures' authenticity, Julsrud stumbled upon the figures while riding his horse and hired a local farmer to dig up the remaining figures, paying him for each figure he brought back.
The Charminar has become an icon of the city, located in the centre of old Hyderabad. It is a square structure with sides 20 m (66 ft) long and four grand arches each facing a road. At each corner stands a 56 m (184 ft)-high minaret. The Charminar, Golconda Fort and the Qutb Shahi tombs are considered to be monuments of national importance in ...
Abdul Fateh Khan Tegh Jung was the first who buried in 1786 at the place which later became the family Maqbara built as per the generations of the members of their families, mostly renovated by his son Amir-e-Kabir I (in the 1880s some additions were made by Sir Asman Jah, Sir Khurshid Jah, and Sir Vikar Ul Umra)., the tombs of several ...
Badshahi Ashurkhana is an ashurkhana near Charminar in Hyderabad, India. It was constructed in memory of martyrdom of Imam Hussain , and is used during the mourning period of Moharram . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]