Hyderabad’s historic
‘Char Kaman’
The structure is situated near the
Charminar
Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Authority plans to illuminate
the iconic
Char Kaman
(four arches)
Project to cost
Rs 8.19 crore;
works to commence soon and will
completed
by the end
of Ramzan month
The
four arches
were
built around
a year after the
construction
of the historic Charminar
The arches, 75 m tall, were constructed equidistant with
Gulzar Houz
in the centre during the reign of
Sultan Muhammad Quli
Each arch was designed in the same style and served as
gateways to royal structures
in the area
‘
Machli Kaman
’ is on the
North
. A big fish made of bamboo resembling a miniature airplane was suspended on it every lunar year
Kali Kaman
or
Kaman of Shambhoo Pershad,
a royal stayed there, is
on the
East
Kaman Sher-e-Batil
is
on the
West
Charminar Kaman
on the
South
, near the iconic
four-minaret edifice