Qutub Shahi Tombs
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AKTC to work on restoration of Paigah Tombs Complex
Hyderabad: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) is likely to take up restoration works at the Paigah tombs upon the request of AIMIM MLA and floor leader Akbaruddin Owaisi. In a…
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Activists seek UNESCO World heritage tag for Deccan Sultanate monuments now
Hyderabad: The erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh submitted a proposal in September 2010 to the International Council for Monuments and sites (ICOMOS), a part of the UNESCO seeking the world heritage tag…
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Measures to protect Golconda, Qutub Shahi Tombs
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Heritage Authority – a state-level institution – held its meeting under the Chair of the Authority’s Chairman Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to review measures to protect 26 historical…
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Is the Charminar-Charkaman Central Square incomplete without the palaces?
Salma Ahmed Farooqui It is not that contemporary and later historians have not written about the Qutb Shahi palaces but it is only when material culture is present before us, do we…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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