Photographer's Note
The 13th century Golkonda Fort was built by the Kakatiya kings of Warangal.In the 16th century, Golkonda was the capital and fortress city of the Qutb Shahi kingdom, near Hyderabad. The city was home to one of the most powerful Muslim sultanates in the region and was the center of a flourishing diamond trade.The city and fortress are built on a granite hill that is 120 meters (400 ft) high and is surrounded by massive crenelated ramparts
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- Copyright: RAVIKANTH EMANI (eravikanth) (12)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2012-01-21
- Categories: Architecture
- Exposure: f/4, 1/1000 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2012-04-22 23:13
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