Uncover the Wonders of Ancient Engineering

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According to historians, a number of travellers came in and out of the fort, through the ______ route

caravan

Although not all could enter the fort immediately as it took them a lot of time and money to make their way through the gates of the ______

fortress

‘So they would create ______ settlements outside to live in,’ says Madhu.

make-shift

One story goes that during the reign of Abdullah Qutub Shah, he used to hear a woman's voice as she sang for travellers at the ______

<p>sarai</p> Signup and view all the answers

When the French traveller and jeweller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier reached Golconda in 1653, he found a ______ nearly two 'leagues in length' and requiring a large garrison for its defence.

<p>fortress</p> Signup and view all the answers

Whisper in one corner of the hall with its great bare stone walls and empty windows, and you can be heard distinctly in ______

<p>another</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Sri Jagadamba Maha temple atop Golconda is as famous as ______

<p>the fort itself</p> Signup and view all the answers

The mosque of Mustafa Khan has a unique roof in ______ style, while the Mullah Khayali mosque has beautiful Persian script engraved on its stones

<p>Mughal</p> Signup and view all the answers

There is also a ______ temple on the way up

<p>Hindu</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ram Das, a revenue official jailed by Abul Hasan Tana Shah, for misusing state funds, carved images of Rama, Lakshman and Hanuman on ______

<p>a rock surface in the cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

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