Char Kaman

Char Kaman
Kali Kaman, one of the four archways
TypeArch
AreaOld City, Hyderabad
FounderMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Built1592 (1592)
ArchitectMir Momin Astrawadi
Architectural style(s)Indo-Islamic architecture
OwnerGovernment of Telangana

Char Kaman (literally meaning "four gates") are four historical arches in Hyderabad, India. Originally demarcating an open square, they face the four cardinal directions.

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