Qutub Shahi Tombs

Qutub Shahi Tombs: 60 pc renovation work completed, a unique heritage park on card

Hyderabad: The 16th Century Qutub Shahi Tombs are one of the main tourist attraction in the city.  A heritage park is being added as a new chapter to this attraction. The unique…

Telangana HC asks govt to constitute committees on historic monuments

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday asked the state government to constitute a special committee on the protection of historical monuments of the state and take steps for their protection. It also…

Qutub Shahi tombs, Golconda fort: HC pulls up officials for neglecting monuments

Hyderabad: Telangana High Court pulled up officials for neglecting Qutub Shahi tombs and Golconda Fort. They said that the historical monuments of Hyderabad are in neglected condition even after warning from court.…

The glory of Qutub Shahi tombs being restored

Hyderabad: A visitor to the historic Qutub Shahi Tombs will be mesmerized by its architectural beauty. The colourful enameled tiles were used in decorating the tombs. Quli Qutub Shah bears intricate carvings.…

Celebrating Death: Mausoleums keep public memory alive

Salma Ahmed Farooqui Death is serious business. In historical terminology, grave, crypt, tomb, mausoleum, memorial and necropolis are differently meaning words but are sometimes used interchangeably as their core function remains the…

Conservation work of Qutub Shahi Tombs

Once restoration is completed, Qutb Shahi Tombs will get connected with Golconda Fort

Hyderabad: The historic Qutb Shahi Tombs have seen a remarkable change over the past few years ever since the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) began working on it. From removal of several…

Qutb Shahi Tomb Complex restoration hit by pandemic; picking up again

Yunus Y. Lasania Hyderabad: The ongoing restoration works at the historic Qutb Shahi tombs have been hit by the pandemic. Like all other things, work at the royal necropolis came to a stop…

US sanctions $1.3 lakh grant for renovation of Qutub Shahi Tombs

Hyderabad: American ambassador Mr Keane Jester visited Qutub Shahi tombs yesterday and announced a grant of $1.3 lac dollar for the renovation of Qutub Shahi Tombs and also Taramathi and Prema Mathi…

US Ambassador unveils refurbished Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Qutb Shahi Tombs are now sporting a new look after the refurbished tombs of Taramati and Premamati were unveiled on Tuesday by US Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster. The…

US Ambassador visits Qutub Shahi Tombs

Hyderabad: Kanneth Juster, U.S. Ambassador to India and Ratish Nanda, Conservation Architect and Projects Director of Aga Khan Trust for Culture, inaugurated the refurbished tombs of Taramati- Premamati at Qutub Shahi Tombs on Tuesday. 

Qutub Shahi Tomb of Khairunnisa needs immediate attention

Hyderabad: Some to the Qutub Shahi Tombs have been neglected and they are about to fall out. One such tomb is that of Khairunnisa which has been declared as a heritage building.…

Mausoleums of Hakims, Commander restored at Qutub Shahi Tombs

Hyderabad: The restoration of the mausoleums of Hakims and Commander at the well-known Qutub Shahi Tombs here has been completed with the support under the Cultural Preservation Programme of Germany. Three structures…