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	The '''Charminar''' is a monument and [[mosque]] in [[Hyderabad, India]]. The structure was built in 1591 [[AD]]. It is the most famous building of Hyderabad and also one of the most famous buildings in India.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Richard Goslan travels to India - Herald Scotland.\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/richard-goslan-travels-to-india-1.1074175 \|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of a deadly [[plague]].<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/788576/Charminar-as-discussed-in-Hyderabad Charminar: Hyderabad], Britannica Compton's Encyclopedia</ref> The Charminar lies near the bank of the river [[Musi]]. It is close to Laad Bazaar and Makkah Masjid.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> Charminar is taken from two words ''Char'' and ''Minar'' which translate as ''Four Towers'' in English.<ref name=autogenerated2 />		The '''Charminar''' is a monument and [[mosque]] in [[Hyderabad, India]]. The structure was built in 1591 [[AD]]. It is the most famous building of Hyderabad and also one of the most famous buildings in India.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Richard Goslan travels to India - Herald Scotland.\|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/richard-goslan-travels-to-india-1.1074175 \|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of a deadly [[plague]].<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/788576/Charminar-as-discussed-in-Hyderabad Charminar: Hyderabad], Britannica Compton's Encyclopedia</ref> The Charminar lies near the bank of the river [[Musi]]. It is close to Laad Bazaar and Makkah Masjid.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> Charminar is taken from two words ''Char'' and ''Minar'' which translate as ''Four Towers'' in English.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

	Some people write Charminar was the first structure to be constructed in the newly built city of Hyderabad.<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web\|title=The Qutb Shahi monuments of Hyderabad-Golconda Fort, Qutb Shachi Tombs, Charminar\|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5573/\|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It is said that Quli Qutab Shahi prayed for the end of the plague and vowed to build a mosque if it was eradicated.<ref name="I-Radio>{{cite news\|title=India: Charminar is in fact a madrasa and masjid\|url=http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/culture/history/item/85075-india-charminar-is-in-fact-a-madrasa-and-masjid\|publisher=IRIB World Service\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> Mir Momin Astarabadi, the prime minister of Qutb Shah played an important role in the design and layout of Charminar and the city of Hyderabad.<ref name="Marika">{{cite dissertation\|title=Golconda through time: A mirror of the evolving Deccan\|last=Sardar\|firls=Marika\|publisher=[[New York University]]\|year=2007\|isbn=UMI Number:3269810\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> The structure is of [[Indo-Islamic architecture]] with some Persian elements. name="Lauren&Jaffrelot">{{cite book\| last1 = Gayer\| first1 = Lauren\| last2 = Lynton\| first2 = Christophe Jaffrelot\| title = Muslims in Indian cities: trajectories of marginalisation\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=Z7J8ITgtkosC\| accessdate = 27 March 2013\| year = 2011\|		Some people write Charminar was the first structure to be constructed in the newly built city of Hyderabad.<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web\|title=The Qutb Shahi monuments of Hyderabad-Golconda Fort, Qutb Shachi Tombs, Charminar\|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5573/\|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It is said that Quli Qutab Shahi prayed for the end of the plague and vowed to build a mosque if it was eradicated.<ref name="I-Radio">{{cite news\|title=India: Charminar is in fact a madrasa and masjid\|url=http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/culture/history/item/85075-india-charminar-is-in-fact-a-madrasa-and-masjid\|publisher=IRIB World Service\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> Mir Momin Astarabadi, the prime minister of Qutb Shah played an important role in the design and layout of Charminar and the city of Hyderabad.<ref name="Marika">{{cite dissertation\|title=Golconda through time: A mirror of the evolving Deccan\|last=Sardar\|firls=Marika\|publisher=[[New York University]]\|year=2007\|isbn=UMI Number:3269810\|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> The structure is of [[Indo-Islamic architecture]] with some Persian elements. name="Lauren&Jaffrelot">{{cite book\| last1 = Gayer\| first1 = Lauren\| last2 = Lynton\| first2 = Christophe Jaffrelot\| title = Muslims in Indian cities: trajectories of marginalisation\| url = https://books.google.com/?id=Z7J8ITgtkosC\| accessdate = 27 March 2013\| year = 2011\|
	publisher = Columbia University Press\| isbn = 978-0-231-80085-3 }}</ref>		publisher = Columbia University Press\| isbn = 978-0-231-80085-3 }}</ref>

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The '''Charminar''' is a monument and [[mosque]] in [[Hyderabad, India]]. The structure was built in 1591 [[AD]]. It is the most famous building of Hyderabad and also one of the most famous buildings in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Goslan travels to India - Herald Scotland.|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/life-style/travel-outdoors/richard-goslan-travels-to-india-1.1074175 |accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It was built by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shahi to celebrate the end of a deadly [[plague]].<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/788576/Charminar-as-discussed-in-Hyderabad Charminar: Hyderabad], Britannica Compton's Encyclopedia</ref> The Charminar lies near the bank of the river [[Musi]]. It is close to Laad Bazaar and Makkah Masjid.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> Charminar is taken from two words ''Char'' and ''Minar'' which translate as ''Four Towers'' in English.<ref name=autogenerated2 />

Some people write Charminar was the first structure to be constructed in the newly built city of Hyderabad.<ref name="UNESCO">{{cite web|title=The Qutb Shahi monuments of Hyderabad-Golconda Fort, Qutb Shachi Tombs, Charminar|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5573/|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> It is said that Quli Qutab Shahi prayed for the end of the plague and vowed to build a mosque if it was eradicated.<ref name="I-Radio>{{cite news|title=India: Charminar is in fact a madrasa and masjid|url=http://english.irib.ir/subcontinent/culture/history/item/85075-india-charminar-is-in-fact-a-madrasa-and-masjid|publisher=IRIB World Service|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> Mir Momin Astarabadi, the prime minister of Qutb Shah played an important role in the design and layout of Charminar and the city of Hyderabad.<ref name="Marika">{{cite dissertation|title=Golconda through time: A mirror of the evolving Deccan|last=Sardar|firls=Marika|publisher=[[New York University]]|year=2007|isbn=UMI Number:3269810|accessdate=27 March 2013}}</ref> The structure is of [[Indo-Islamic architecture]] with some Persian elements. name="Lauren&Jaffrelot">{{cite book| last1 = Gayer| first1 = Lauren| last2 = Lynton| first2 = Christophe Jaffrelot| title = Muslims in Indian cities: trajectories of marginalisation| url = https://books.google.com/?id=Z7J8ITgtkosC| accessdate = 27 March 2013| year = 2011|
publisher = Columbia University Press| isbn = 978-0-231-80085-3 }}</ref>

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