The four-minaret gateway of 1591 that anchors the old city, built to mark the end of a plague and now surrounded by the busiest bazaar in the Deccan.
The stair to the upper gallery is narrow and the queue slow — arrive at opening. The surrounding streets are the real experience.
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The lane running west from Charminar, lined with lac bangle shops, pearls, wedding wear and perfume…
One of India's largest mosques, begun in 1614, with bricks from Mecca set above the central arch and…
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The Nizams' ceremonial palace of four courtyards, with a Belgian-chandeliered durbar hall and a vintage…
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One man's collection, and it is enormous: 40,000 objects from Mughal daggers to a Veiled Rebecca marble…