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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah built the monument in 1591 shortly after he had shifted his capital from Golkonda to what now is known as [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]][http://www.aponline.gov.in/Quick%20links/HIST-CULT/architecture_qut.html A.P. Government: Charminar]. Legend has it that the building honors a promise Quli Qutb Shah made to Allah. He supposedly had prayed for the end of a plague and vowed that he would build a [[masjid]] on that very place. The masjid became popularly known as Charminar because of its four (Farsi ''char'' = four) minarets (''Minar'' (Arabic manara) = spire/tower), which possibly honor the [[Rashidun|first four caliph]]s of [[Islam]]. The actual masjid occupies the top floor of the four-story structure. ([[Madame Blavatsky]] asserted that each of the floors was meant for a separate branch of learning .)''FROM THE CAVES AND JUNGLES OF HINDOSTAN'',H.P.Blavatsky. Urbana, Illinois (USA): Project Gutenberg.Etext #6687. 2004. p 265 There is a legend that an underground tunnel connects the palace at [[Golconda]] to Charminar to give the Qutb Shahi royal family an escape route should they need it during a siege. However, the exact location of the tunnel is unknown.
In 1591 while laying the foundation of Charminar, Quli prayed: ''Oh God, bestow unto this city peace and prosperity. Let millions of men of all castes, creeds and religions make it their abode. Like fishes in the water.'' True to the legend, the city blossomed into a synthesis of two cultures. ************************************************************ Please contact Shashi Mettu at + 00-91-98495-30995 for Prints / Enlargements and Busssiness enquiries *********************************************************** |
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View on Downtown Beirut. Once the bustling center of Beirut, was completed destroyed during the civil war. Now under reconstruction or redevolepment. |
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The four narrow streets from Kaleiçi / Antalya - Turkey
You can see Old Ottoman Houses , narrow streets and Kesik Minera ( Korkut Mosque ) KESİK MİNARE CAMİİ Yapı elemanları incelendiğinde camiinin geçmişinin İ.S. II.yüzyıla kadar uzandığı görülür. Bulgular yapının, İ.S. V. yüzyılda mevcut antik bir tapınak üzerine Bazilika olarak yapıldığını göstermektedir. II. Beyazid'in oğlu Sultan Korkud tarafından cami'ye çevrilmiş ve yapıya bir minare eklenmiştir. Minare'nin ağaç kısmı XIX. yüzyılda çıkan bir yangında yanmış ve ozamandan beri Kesik Minare adı yerleşmiştir. Halen harap bir durumda olan eser kullanılmamaktadır. Fakat ziyaretçilere aynı yapı içinde Antik Bizans ve Selçuklu yapı unsurlarını sunma yönünde eşine ender rastlanır bir kalıntı olarak hizmet vermeye devam etmektedir. click here to see the virtual spherical panorama tour of Kaleici/ANTALYA http://www.kaleici360.com |
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Yusuf Efendi Zerdallik Camii ( Mosque ) - Antalya
http://www.yesilbahcestudio.com.tr |
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This is one of the main Mosques in Hurghada on the first night of Ramandan taken just after evening prayer. There are still a few people inside as can be seen by the pairs of shoes still in the doorway |
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Antalya' nın tarihi Hadrianus Kapısı (Üçkapılar).
http://www.avyusufisler.blogspot.com/ |
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An alternative view on Downtown with East Beirut. |
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Banya Bashi Mosque is the only functioning mosque in Sofia, a remnant of the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria that lasted nearly five centuries. It is one of the oldest mosques in Europe, having been completed in 1576, during the years the Ottomans had control of the capital. The mosque derives its name from the phrase Banya Bashi, which means many baths. The most outstanding feature of the Mosque is that it was actually built over natural thermal spas. One can even see the steam rising from vents in the ground near the Mosque walls (wiki). |
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The courtyard of Jama Masjid, one of the most well known mosques in India. It is located in Old Delhi. |