Saturday, 16 May 2015
1.Golconda Fort was the original place of Kohinoor diamond
The Koh-i-Noor (the "Mountain of Light") , which was once the largest known diamond in the world was originally mined in Kollur mines and then kept in a vault in golconda fort.Golconda is universally famous for producing some of the world's most coveted gems like Hope diamond , Darya-i-noor and idol's eye.
2.Buddha statue at hussain sagar lake is the largest Monolithic statue of gautam Buddha in the world
The statue is 18-metre high and located in a small island in the middle of the lake.The statue was chiseled out of a white granite rock, weighting 450 tons, by 200 sculptors in two years.
3.Ramoji film city is the largest integrated film city in the world
Started in 1996 , this film city is built over a huge area of 1666 acres.Not many know that this place was built on Nizam war grounds and is believed to be haunted.
4.Charminar was built to honour a promise
It is believed that Charminar was built to honor a promise Quli Qutb Shah made to Allah. It was in fact, built to mark the end of the plague in the city.
5.There were originally 149 varieties of Hyderabadi Biryani
Biryani was introduced when Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered south India. The blending of Mughlai and Telugu cuisines in the kitchens of the Nizam, resulted in the creation of Hyderabadi Biryani and apparently 149 varieties of biryani used to be prepared in the kitchen's of Nizam.
6.Prasad's IMAX has the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world.
The screen is 72-foot high, 95-foot wide is accompanied by 635 seats and a 12,000-watt sound system.The Prasads IMAX theater made its name by being the most attended screen in the world for major blockbusters such as The Harry Potter and Spider-Man films.
The Koh-i-Noor (the "Mountain of Light") , which was once the largest known diamond in the world was originally mined in Kollur mines and then kept in a vault in golconda fort.Golconda is universally famous for producing some of the world's most coveted gems like Hope diamond , Darya-i-noor and idol's eye.
2.Buddha statue at hussain sagar lake is the largest Monolithic statue of gautam Buddha in the world
3.Ramoji film city is the largest integrated film city in the world
4.Charminar was built to honour a promise
It is believed that Charminar was built to honor a promise Quli Qutb Shah made to Allah. It was in fact, built to mark the end of the plague in the city.
5.There were originally 149 varieties of Hyderabadi Biryani
Biryani was introduced when Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered south India. The blending of Mughlai and Telugu cuisines in the kitchens of the Nizam, resulted in the creation of Hyderabadi Biryani and apparently 149 varieties of biryani used to be prepared in the kitchen's of Nizam.
6.Prasad's IMAX has the largest IMAX 3D screen in the world.
