Golconda Fort

E72409

fortress historical monument tourist attraction

Golconda Fort is a historic citadel near Hyderabad, India, renowned for its impressive medieval architecture, ingenious acoustic design, and former role as a major diamond-trading center.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Golconda Fort canonical	17
Golconda	6
Golconda Fort complex	2
Golconda Fort area	1
Golconda citadel	1
Golkonda Fort	1
inner fort complex of Golconda	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortress ⓘ historical monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
acousticFeature	handclap at Fateh Darwaza audible at Bala Hissar ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Deccan architecture ⓘ Hindu-Islamic architecture ⓘ Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Darya-ye Noor diamond ⓘ surface form: Darya-i-Noor diamond Hope Diamond ⓘ Kakatiya dynasty ⓘ Koh-i-Noor diamond ⓘ Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
builtBy	Kakatiya dynasty ⓘ
cityDistance	about 11 kilometers west of Hyderabad city center ⓘ
constructionExpanded	16th century ⓘ
constructionStart	12th century ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
developedBy	Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
expandedBy	Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ
feature	Bala Hissar ⓘ Fateh Darwaza ⓘ acoustic system ⓘ bastions ⓘ drawbridges ⓘ granaries ⓘ inner citadel ⓘ massive ramparts ⓘ mosques ⓘ outer fortifications ⓘ royal palaces ⓘ water supply system ⓘ
formerName	Mankal ⓘ
governingBody	Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
height	about 120 meters above surrounding plain ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument of national importance in India ⓘ
historicalRole	capital of the Qutb Shahi dynasty ⓘ major diamond-trading center ⓘ
knownFor	diamond trade ⓘ ingenious acoustic design ⓘ medieval military architecture ⓘ strategic hilltop location ⓘ
locatedIn	Deccan Plateau ⓘ Hyderabad ⓘ South India ⓘ Telangana ⓘ
locatedNear	Hyderabad ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Qutb Shahi Tombs ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
tourismActivity	sound and light show ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hyderabad → knownFor → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Hyderabad → hasMonument → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Telangana → hasCulturalSite → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Qutb Shahi dynasty → capital → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Qutb Shahi dynasty → notableStructure → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Qutb Shahi Tombs → locatedNear → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Qutb Shahi Tombs → hasViewOf → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Golconda → hasSite → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda citadel

Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah → capital → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Mankal → developedInto → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda Fort area

Fateh Darwaza → locatedIn → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Fateh Darwaza → partOf → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda Fort complex

Bala Hissar → partOf → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: inner fort complex of Golconda

Bala Hissar → overlooks → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda Fort complex

Deccan architecture → notableExample → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golkonda Fort

Jamsheed Quli Qutb Shah → capital → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Qutb-ul-Mulk → associatedWith → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk → capitalOfRealm → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk → associatedWith → Golconda Fort ⓘ

tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk → isWithinSightOf → Golconda Fort ⓘ

subject surface form: Tomb of Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk

tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum → near → Golconda Fort ⓘ

subject surface form: Tomb of Hayat Bakshi Begum

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah → capital → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Abul Hasan Qutb Shah → associatedWith → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Ibrahim Bagh → near → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Hussain Shah Wali → associatedWith → Golconda Fort ⓘ

this entity surface form: Golconda

Mughal conquest of Golconda → location → Golconda Fort ⓘ

Mughal conquest of Golconda → siegeOf → Golconda Fort ⓘ