Golconda Fort

This is a place you go visit in Hyderabad to see the ancient ruins of kings who ruled the land. It dates back to 1143 A.D.
You are looking at the entrance here.

The huge door is made of metal.




As we reached the highest peak we realized how huge this place is. The fort consists of land as far as the eye can see. This map makes it look small. It's 5 miles around.

The first walls we came to within the fort were these. So many places to climb and explore.

After we got through the first building this is the view we saw. I thought Golconda fort would be one building or 2...It's a series of buildings and structures and walls!

Breathtaking!! Am I in Camelot? It almost makes you think that King Arthur will ride up at any moment and call a meeting with the knights of the roundtable.

We were fascinated with the variety of structures.

This was one of the many man made lakes. Some of these were used as bathing areas.

Elder K. Being silly!!

Madhu and dad were trying to decide "Who is the most afraid of heights!" You can't tell, but they were a long way up in this photo and both afraid of standing to close to the edge.

You can see the Mosque we are headed to.

We were surprised to find a hindu temple near the top.

The thing in the tree is a common sight. It is for good health.

Elder K and Madhu in one of the narrow stairwells of the ruins.

This shows you some of the stairs we climbed. You can see the wall of the Fort in the right corner of this picture.

Another good view of how these ruins are situated in the middle of the city.