Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana Aug 25, 2024

Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, Telangana

Today, let us step into Golconda Fort in the bustling city of Hyderabad. This fort once housed a vault that safeguarded some of the world"s most famous gems, including the legendary Koh-i-Noor and Hope diamonds. The origins of the fort date back to the 11th century when it was first established as a modest mud fort by Pratāparudra of the Kakatiya Empire. It"s also believed that the Kakatiya ruler Ganapatideva, who reigned from 1199 to 1262, constructed a stone outpost on the hilltop to protect the empire"s western frontier.

© Manab Sen/Alamy Stock Photo

palette

Today in History

Aug 25, 2023Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
America’s backyard
Aug 25, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 24, 2024The white trilliums in Ontario, Canada
Happy New Year’s from down under
Oct 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
The epitome of luxury
Part science experiment, part public park
Swinging over Munich
Mar 29, 2024South Stack Lighthouse, Holyhead, Wales, UK
Hangin around
Dad on duty
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Can you name these pretty flowers?
Aug 1, 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Sep 7, 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
An island crossroad of culture
Oct 18, 2023Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
May 24, 2024Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca, Spain
Dec 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Mar 8, 2024International Womens Day
Dec 30, 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Don’t look down!
Fragrant fields as far as the eye can see
Apr 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA
Jan 14, 2025Makar Sankranti
Aug 27, 2025Ganesh Chaturthi
Nov 3, 2023Pacific sea nettles off the coast of Carmel, California, USA
Apr 16, 2025Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah, United States
The Jewel of Hampi
Jul 1, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse, British Columbia, Canada
The victory of good over evil
Feb 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China