Bala Hissar Darwaza
9CM3+M4M, Khair Complex, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, Telangana 500008, India
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Must visit place.
It's hidden behind a wall and you have to take a right turn to actually see the Darwaza.
It's strategically made that way in order to protect the entry point of the fort from the invaders.
Very nice place,once to visit for sure the place dates back to the ancient history of the Mughal empire bin Hyderabad and the architecture is amazing.
During the early seventeenth century a strong cotton-weaving industry existed in Golconda.
Large quantities of cotton were produced for domestic and exports consumption. High quality plain or patterned cloth made of muslin and calico was produced.
Plain cloth was available as white or brown colour, in bleached or dyed variety.
Exports of this cloth was to Persia and European countries. Patterned cloth was made of prints which were made indigenously with indigo for blue, chay-root for red coloured prints and vegetable yellow.
Patterned cloth exports were mainly to Java, Sumatra and other eastern countries.
Bala Hissar Gate is the main entrance to the fort located on the eastern side. It has a pointed arch bordered by rows of scroll work. The spandrels have yalis and decorated roundels.
The area above the door has peacocks with ornate tails flanking an ornamental arched niche.
The granite block lintel below has sculpted yalis flanking a disc.
The design of peacocks and lions is typical of Hindu architecture and underlies this fort's Hindu origins.
Naya Qila is an extension of Golconda Fort which was turned into the Hyderabad Golf Club despite resistance from farmers who owned the land and various NGOs within the city.
The ramparts of the new fort start after the residential area with many towers and the Hatiyan ka Jhad ("Elephant-sized tree")—an ancient baobab tree with an enormous girth.
It also includes a war mosque. These sites are under restrictive access to the public because of the Golf Course.
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Bala Hissar Gate is the main entrance to the fort located on the eastern side. It has a pointed arch bordered by rows of scroll work. The spandrels have yalis and decorated roundels. The area above the door has peacocks with ornate tails flanking an ornamental arched niche. The granite block lintel below has sculpted yalis flanking a disc. The design of peacocks and lions is typical of Hindu architecture and underlies this fort's Hindu origins.