One of wonder of greater Hyderabad, a ruined city of south-central India and capital of ancient Kingdom of Golconda is nothing but famous historical monument Golconda Fort. It is situated at the west of Hyderabad, on a granite hill having a height of 120 meters.
If we look at the history of Golconda, it was built by Kakatiya kings in the 13th century. Later, it was constructed by the Qutub Shahi Kings and the most important builder is Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah Wali, who is the fourth Qutub King. It was modernized by the first three kings over a period of 62 years. Golconda is also well-known as “Shepherd’s Hill” or “Golla Konda” in Telugu which has an exciting story behind it. According to a fable, in 1143, a marshal boy found as idol on the rocky hill called “Mangalavaram”. He conveyed that to Kakatiya king, who was then ruling Golconda. He structured the construction of a mud Fort around the Holy Spot.
Golconda Fort is an architectural splendor. There is a Kala Mandir inside the Fort. The royal structure comprises of a palace, a parade ground, an armory, a mosque, and other buildings. The main gate of Golconda is Fateh Darwaza well known as Gate of Victory this was used to protect it from elephant attacks during wars. Balahisar Darwaza is the most impressive of all eight gate ways.
One of the most momentous features of this fort is that the sound of hands clapped at the entry gate can be heard at clearly at the top of the hill.
One can see the Hindu Goddess “Kali Temple” belonging to the Kakatiya period, it’s very famous. As per the legendary, The Qutub Shah King used to pray to the Goddess Kali before going to war. The latest feature that adds more exhilaration to the Fort is the amazing light and Sound shows or acoustic effects that impacts with the narration of extraordinary story of the Golconda Fort is certain to entertain all tourists visiting the Hyderabad city. This main attraction is a remarkable feature of the Fort.
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Nice photographs of Golconda. Please do visit my blog too which tells the story of the Golconda fort of Hyderabad.