Old City, beside Charminar · Hyderabad · Telangana
Mecca Masjid (1617–1694) — Hyderabad's great Qutb Shahi Friday mosque by the Charminar: Mecca-soil bricks in the central arch, single-granite facades, 10,000 capacity, Prophet's-hair relic room, and Nizam tombs.
Place · Old City, beside Charminar · Hyderabad · Telangana
A moment of pilgrimage
Even from afar, turn the mind toward Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad. If you have visited — or hope to — let one detail of the place (a gopuram, a river, a courtyard) become today's anchor.