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	'''Purana Pul''' (meaning old bridge in [[English language\|English]]), built in 1578 AD is a bridge over [[Musi River (India)\|river Musi]]<ref>http://ec2-50-19-248-237.compute-1.amazonaws.com/866/1/RA_00105.pdf{{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in [[Hyderabad, Telangana\|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is the first bridge ever constructed in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hyderabad.aspx#1 ]</ref> and among the oldest in [[South India]].		'''Purana Pul''' (meaning old bridge in [[English language\|English]]), built in 1578 AD is a bridge over [[Musi River (India)\|river Musi]]<ref>http://ec2-50-19-248-237.compute-1.amazonaws.com/866/1/RA_00105.pdf {{dead link\|date=April 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in [[Hyderabad, Telangana\|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is the first bridge ever constructed in [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]<ref>{{cite web\| url = http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hyderabad.aspx#1\| title = Hyderabad {{!}} Encyclopedia.com}} </ref> and among the oldest in [[South India]].

	It was built during the reign of [[Qutb Shahi\|Qutub Shahi dynasty]], to connect [[Golconda]] and [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad.<ref name="Lynton,Mohini">{{cite book\| title=The days of the beloved\| page=12\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC\| author=Harriet Ronken Lynton, Mohini Rajan\| publisher=university of California \| year=1974\| isbn=978-0-520-02442-7\| access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> It was the only surviving bridge after the [[Great Musi Flood of 1908]].		It was built during the reign of [[Qutb Shahi\|Qutub Shahi dynasty]], to connect [[Golconda]] and [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]]. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad.<ref name="Lynton,Mohini">{{cite book\| title=The days of the beloved\| page=12\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC\| author=Harriet Ronken Lynton, Mohini Rajan\| publisher=university of California \| year=1974\| isbn=978-0-520-02442-7\| access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> It was the only surviving bridge after the [[Great Musi Flood of 1908]].
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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/heritagebuildings/pages/Nayapul%20Bridge%20-%20I.html Picture of Purana pul]{{Dead link\|date=November 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}		*[http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/heritagebuildings/pages/Nayapul%20Bridge%20-%20I.html Picture of Purana pul] {{Dead link\|date=November 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
	*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Purana-Pul-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/23107845.cms#ixzz1AZ4FhYEZ]		*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Purana-Pul-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/23107845.cms#ixzz1AZ4FhYEZ]
	*[http://www.hyderabadplanet.com/hyderabad-history.html]		*[http://www.hyderabadplanet.com/hyderabad-history.html]
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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
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{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Purana Pul
| location = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
|length=600 ft|width=35 ft| carries = pedestrians
| crosses = [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]]
| image = Puranapul.jpg
| inaugurated = 1578 CE
}}
[[File:Entrance bridge to Hyderabad, India.JPG|thumb|People crossing the Purana Pul, c. 1880s. The Purana Pul Darwaza is seen at the end of the bridge.]]
'''Purana Pul''' (meaning old bridge in [[English language|English]]), built in 1578 AD is a bridge over [[Musi River (India)|river Musi]]<ref>http://ec2-50-19-248-237.compute-1.amazonaws.com/866/1/RA_00105.pdf{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]. It is the first bridge ever constructed in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Hyderabad.aspx#1 ]</ref> and among the oldest in [[South India]].

It was built during the reign of [[Qutb Shahi|Qutub Shahi dynasty]], to connect [[Golconda]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad.<ref name="Lynton,Mohini">{{cite book| title=The days of the beloved| page=12| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DhYjiciXlwwC| author=Harriet Ronken Lynton, Mohini Rajan| publisher=university of California | year=1974| isbn=978-0-520-02442-7| access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> It was the only surviving bridge after the [[Great Musi Flood of 1908]].

==History==
[[Prince]] [[Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]] was in love with Bhagmatii, a Hindu woman who lived on the other side of [[Musi River (India)|river Musi]]. His father [[Sultan]] [[Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah]] decided to build the bridge so that his son could cross over the river safely. For this reason, it was also known as 'Pyar-ana pul' (meaning 'On Love Bridge' in [[English language|English]]).<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hyderabadplanet.com/hyderabad-history.html | title=Hyderabad History - Old Kingdoms to modern times. Illustrated with Maps & Photos}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wgo97XF0XuYC|title=Landmarks of the Deccan: A Comprehensive Guide to the Archaeological Remains of the City and Suburbs of Hyderabad|last=Bilgrami|first=Syed Ali Asgar|date=1992|publisher=Asian Educational Services|isbn=9788120605435|language=en}}</ref>

==The Bridge==
The bridge has 22 arches and is 600 feet long and 35 feet broad and 54 feet above the river bed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.totalhyderabad.com/puranapul | title=Puranapul Puranapul Hyderabad - Total Hyderabad | access-date=12 October 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328175208/http://www.totalhyderabad.com/puranapul | archive-date=28 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Purana Pul Darwaza==
There is a gateway called the Purana Pul Darwaza at the end of the bridge. It is one of the two surviving gateways of the city of Hyderabad, which was then enclosed by a city wall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Purana-Pul-bastion-to-stand-in-full-glory/article17291543.ece|title=Purana Pul bastion to stand in full glory|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2017-02-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-04-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/ancient-walls-temples-in-hyderabad-get-facelift|title=Ancient walls, temples in Hyderabad get facelift|website=Telangana Today|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-26}}</ref>

==Reference List==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Purana pul}}
*[http://www.hudahyd.org/inside/heritagebuildings/pages/Nayapul%20Bridge%20-%20I.html Picture of Purana pul]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Purana-Pul-to-get-a-facelift/articleshow/23107845.cms#ixzz1AZ4FhYEZ]
*[http://www.hyderabadplanet.com/hyderabad-history.html]
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[[Category:Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Bridges in Telangana]]
[[Category:Transport in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1578]]
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