ANDHRA PRADESH MONUMENTS

Andhra Pradesh has become an unavoidable destination for tourists because of its magnificent monuments. The most famous Charminar in Hyderabad is simply an outstanding work of Indo Islamic architecture.

Take a heritage tour through the state of Andhra Pradesh that will take you to all the monuments of Hyderabad and to Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. Stretching to a height of nearly 124 m, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is the highest masonary dam in the world that holds in it a mind boggling 11,472 million cubic meters of water.

Do not forget to take a trip to the beautiful and nicely maintained Golconda Fort on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Build in 13th century by Kakatiya rulers, Golconda Fort is famous for its huge size as well as an archway dome with unique acoustics effects.

Situated right behind the famous Charminar, Mecca Masjid, is the most important worshiping places for Muslims in the state. It is believed that this mosque was built by bricks that were brought from Mecca. The mosque can accommodate up to 10,000 pilgrims at a time.

If you wish to see the best of Andhra Pradesh history, it is suggested that you make a visit to the Salarjung Museum situated in the heart of Hyderabad. Salarjung Museum displays life time collection of Mir Yusuf Ali Khan, who is also known as Salar Jung 3. It is also in record books for being the largest one man collection of antiques in the world.