Hyderabad - Golconda Fort

Royal palms at the entrance to the fort
Royal palms at the entrance to the fort.
Tiled pathway to the fort
Tiled pathway to the fort.
Green lawn at the entrance
Green lawn at the entrance.
Guide map of Golconda Fort inner fortification
Guide map of Golconda Fort inner fortification.
Stairways of the wall
Stairways of the wall.
Huge arches
Huge arches.
Mortuary Bath
Mortuary Bath.
Yellow flowers of the fort
Yellow flowers of the fort.
Aslah Khana
Aslah Khana.
Akkanna Madanna Offices
Akkanna Madanna Offices.
Small empty bath beside the arched building
Small empty bath beside the arched building.
Inside the Akkanna Madanna Offices
Inside the Akkanna Madanna Offices.
Low arches of the Akkanna Madanna Offices
Low arches of the Akkanna Madanna Offices.
Rangeen Mahal, Nakkar Khana and Taramathi Mosque
Rangeen Mahal, Nakkar Khana and Taramathi Mosque.
The middle wall of the fort
The middle wall of the fort.
Rangeen Mahal
Rangeen Mahal.
Nagina Bagh
Nagina Bagh.
Arched pavilion
Arched pavilion.
High wall of the fort
High wall of the fort.
Ruins of the fort
Ruins of the fort.
Rangeen Mahal, view from the top
Rangeen Mahal, view from the top.
Taramathi Mosque
Taramathi Mosque.
One of the towers is painted inside
One of the towers is painted inside.
Ruins and trees
Ruins and trees.
Bordering wall of Nagina Bagh
Bordering wall of Nagina Bagh.
Aslah Khana, view from the top
Aslah Khana, view from the top.
Each one could be inside the arch
Each one could be inside the arch.
Hyderabad view from the fort
Hyderabad view from the fort.
Pool of the fort was overgrown with algae
Pool of the fort was overgrown with algae.
Tiled pathway to the top
Tiled pathway to the top.
The upper part of the fort
The upper part of the fort.
Long winding pathway to the top
Long winding pathway to the top.
Ramdas Prison inside, the room without the windows
Ramdas Prison inside, the room without the windows.
Ramdas Prison inside, red and black spots on the inner wall
Ramdas Prison inside, red and black spots on the inner wall.
Hyderabad in 2013
Hyderabad in 2013.
The tree has grown into the wall
The tree has grown into the wall.
Strange form of the window
Strange form of the window.
Ramdas Prison
Ramdas Prison.
Ramdas Prison, close-up view
Ramdas Prison, close-up view.
It is a very arduous task to discover every nook of the fort
It is a very arduous task to discover every nook of the fort.
Wide stairway
Wide stairway.
The wall consists of the nature rocks and the artificial stone bricks
The wall consists of the nature rocks and the artificial stone bricks.
The succulent plant has grown into the wall
The succulent plant has grown into the wall.
Minarets
Minarets.
Minarets of the Ibrahim Mosque
Minarets of the Ibrahim Mosque.
Ibrahim Mosque, inscription
Ibrahim Mosque, inscription.
Ibrahim Mosque, this structure is a good example of Qutb Shahi architecture
Ibrahim Mosque, this structure is a good example of Qutb Shahi architecture.
One of the fort's structures
One of the fort's structures.
Entrance of the fort, view from the Ibrahim Mosque
Entrance of the fort, view from the Ibrahim Mosque.
It's a strange fort's structure
It's a strange fort's structure.
Stony landscape of the fort
Stony landscape of the fort.
Sometimes landscape of the fort looks like a chaos
Sometimes landscape of the fort looks like a chaos.
Last stairway before the highest point of the fort
Last stairway before the highest point of the fort.
Arch has been built in the wall
Arch has been built in the wall.
Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple
Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple.
Hyderabad, view from Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple
Hyderabad, view from Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple.
Lower part of the fort
Lower part of the fort.
Indian travellers with the open umbrellas
Indian travellers with the open umbrellas.
Lower part of the fort, close-up view
Lower part of the fort, close-up view.
Cluster-like appearance of the fort
Cluster-like appearance of the fort.
Streets of the fort
Streets of the fort.
Hyderabad, the modern residential complex
Hyderabad, the modern residential complex.
Hyderabad, new homes with apartments
Hyderabad, new homes with apartments.
Hyderabad, residential quarter
Hyderabad, residential quarter.
Hyderabad, view from the highest point of the fort
Hyderabad, view from the highest point of the fort.
Fort overlooking the city of Hyderabad
Fort overlooking the city of Hyderabad.
One of the entrances to the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple
One of the entrances to the Sri Jagadamba Mahankali temple.
One of the buildings at the top of the fort
One of the buildings at the top of the fort.
Tourists return down to the entrance
Tourists return down to the entrance.
Skyscrapers in Hyderabad
Skyscrapers in Hyderabad.
Indian girls
Indian girls.
She noticed me while i was photographing her
She noticed me while i was photographing her.
She gave me a serious look
She gave me a serious look.
Young indian girl with the bottle of water
Young indian girl with the bottle of water.
Not all of the skyscrapers have been finished
Not all of the skyscrapers have been finished.
Modern Hyderabad has many high buildings
Modern Hyderabad has many high buildings.
One can see the building construction everywhere in Hyderabad
One can see the building construction everywhere in Hyderabad.
Tata Consultancy Services, view from the fort
Tata Consultancy Services, view from the fort.
Building cranes have risen above the city
Building cranes have risen above the city.
Small girl eats an ice-cream
Small girl eats an ice-cream.
New residential complex with the low apartment houses
New residential complex with the low apartment houses.
Modern residential complex in Hyderabad
Modern residential complex in Hyderabad.
Tourists are photographing at the highest point of the fort
Tourists are photographing at the highest point of the fort.
The best place to see the entire city
The best place to see the entire city.
An unusual sports ground
An unusual sports ground.
The most modern Indian city
The most modern Indian city.
One can see this ancient building from the top of the fort
One can see this ancient building from the top of the fort.
Empty field
Empty field.
Fort overlooking the skyscraper complex of Hyderabad
Fort overlooking the skyscraper complex of Hyderabad.
Wide wall of the fort
Wide wall of the fort.
Fort overlooking the small residential complex of the city
Fort overlooking the small residential complex of the city.
A bird's-eye view of the fort
A bird's-eye view of the fort.
Sections of the fort from the bird's-eye view
Sections of the fort from the bird's-eye view.
Long winding stairway
Long winding stairway.
The most high building of the fort
The most high building of the fort.
The temple was founded on the huge stones
The temple was founded on the huge stones.
One of the mosques of the fort
One of the mosques of the fort.
A bird's-eye view of the entrance to the fort
A bird's-eye view of the entrance to the fort.
Huge stone lays in the foundation of the fort's tower
Huge stone lays in the foundation of the fort's tower.
Stairway goes down
Stairway goes down.
View of Qutb Shahi Tombs from the fort
View of Qutb Shahi Tombs from the fort.
Green lawn of the fort
Green lawn of the fort.
One of the pools of the fort
One of the pools of the fort.
One more view of the wall
One more view of the wall.
Pathway in the lower part of the fort
Pathway in the lower part of the fort.
Arched buildings
Arched buildings.
Lovely place for the lunch
Lovely place for the lunch.
It's time for a lunch break
It's time for a lunch break.
Golconda Fort view from the entrance
Golconda Fort view from the entrance.
Massive gate of the fort
Massive gate of the fort.