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Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate
The Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate are four sites that represent the art and architectural heritage of the 14th-17th century Deccanate kingdoms.
Islamic traditions were mixed with Hindu forms and techniques.
The sites are:
- Bahmani Monuments at Gulbarga
- Bahmani and Barid Shahi Monuments at Bidar
- Adil Shashi Monuments at Bijapur
- Qutb Shahi Monuments at Hyderabad
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- Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (ID: 5887)
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On tentative list 2014
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History of Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate
- 2014: Added to Tentative List
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- 2014: Revision
- Includes FTWHS Gol Gumbaz Bijapur Karnataka (1981-1998)
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Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate
Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (On tentative list)
Of the 4 nominations I visited the "easy one", the Qutb Shahi tombs in Hyderabad, and with Hyderabad being on the tentative list at the same time there are more things to see than the mosques all over town, but the Golconda fort being nearby makes this an easy morning tour of the western part of the city. The other 3 nominations are in smaller towns but not unreachable, but unfortunately I found nothing else to combine it with over there so one location will do. Perhaps on a future trip when it is inscribed.
You actually don't need to get a ticket to see at least one of the tombs, although the guard points you to the ticket counter at the front gate. The first tomb of Abdullah Qutb Shah is just before the ticket check. Naturally you want to see more than that because all tombs are nice, and for a low cost of 50, yes, 50(!) Rupees this is a ridiculously low fee. Sure, you pay another 50 for the mobile camera which today is hard not to have and the nice man didn't even charge me but I said I would take pictures so he took the 50 back. Most WHS sites are 600 now, and even non-WHS sites charge maybe 200-300 for foreigners. I am sure this will not stay low for long.
Still before the ticket check is a museum dedicated to a little history about the Deccan dynasty, restoration project as …
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