Charminar

Old City, Hyderabad · Est. 1591 · Closed now

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AddressPattergatti Road

Managed byArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)

Today's hoursOpen today 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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TypeMonument

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A grand 16th-century mosque and monument with four towering minarets, built by Sultan Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah to mark the founding of Hyderabad and commemorate the end of a devastating plague.

Did you know? Legend holds that Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built Charminar as a thanksgiving offering after praying for the plague ravaging his new city to end, vowing to build a mosque on the very spot where he prayed if it did.