Being a Hyderabadi, I visited a number of places including Gol Conda fort, Hitech city, several nizam palaces, Hussain sugar, Imax, Charminar, Medak church, Salar Jung Museum and many others.
I always give preference to watch a big Hollywood movie in Prasad’s multiplex in the Imax format because of its screen picture quality presence and sound intensity. This screen is treated as a second biggest screen in Asia. And also loves to visit NTR gardens to goof around.
Gol Conda fort is one of the main assets for Hyderabad. It simply reflects the grandeur image that Hyderabad had in its medieval period in terms of art, architecture and engineering skills. There is a myth about that fort which relates to Hindu mythology and happened during a medieval Hyderabad Nizam period, that Lord Ram along with Laxman visited the fort in order to free his devotee Ramadasu. The fort is one of the biggest of its kind and expanded to several kilometers, and there is also another myth , old people say that if we dig near Golconda fort we will be lucky enough to find diamonds ( I don’t think its a good idea, it might be a general myth ) telling us that, during that period Hyderabad was filled with abundant gold and diamonds.
Near to Golconda, there is another monument called taramari baradari.
there is another palace called queen bhagmathi palace and it is said that the Hyderabad was a gift to that queen and there was also a telling that she was the most beautiful women in south India during that period and her beautifulness was always compared with the brightness of the full moon, by the pandit poets. The palace is situated on top of a hill and the architecture involved was in a Persian style.
Later I would like to tell about the iconic Charminar which is the landmark of the Hyderabad. The city is also called as pearl city. The Charminar was constructed around 1700 to give tribute to the people who were affected and fought with deadly plague disease. The Charminar is located in old city of Hyderabad. There is a mosque called Makkah Masjid. It was constructed with full of unique architectural style. There is another mosque which was constructed with Spanish engineering skills called Spanish mosque.
Hussain Sagar is also the main attraction to Hyderabad. The Buddha statue located amid of water is a treat to watch. The parks around it give a lively feel.
Salar Jung Museum is one of the finest museums in India. It is also the biggest one. It has several collections of artifacts about Hyderabad Nizam kings.
Nehru zoological park is also biggest of its kind. It has a variety of collection of rare animals. The plantations, gardens, and animals inside this park leave an irreplaceable mark about mother nature in our mind.
There are several palaces of different nizams covered around the city.
Yadgiri gutta, which is a sacred place for Hindus, and it is a Devastanam of Lord Narasimha. The temple is situated on a hilltop. Near to this temple, there is a fort called Bhongir fort which was treated as a border for Nizam dynasty in the medieval era. It is located on top of the stone hill. By seeing that fort, everyone will get a doubt that how on earth that fort got built on that kind of hill. It is tallest and seems to be bigger in size. We can find many cannon ball shooters there and guns that were used by the army of Nizam.
Hitech city is the hub for software industry which ranks second in terms of software delivery to the world and places next to Bangalore city.
Medak church is the tallest church in Asia. The designs and paintings on the walls of that church will let you be in spellbound. The church is simply mesmerizing beauty and art. During Christmas, it will become the busiest place on earth.
I am proud to be Hyderabadi and always be. Badminton, Bussiness, Bahubali, Biryani are special in Hyderabad.