Thanjavur : One time historic domain of the great Chola Emperor Raja Chola, Thanjavur or Tanjore bustles has high flow temples and monumental domes of architectural wonder. 55 km east of Tiruchirappalli, it is a highly fertile delta of the Cauvery River.
Thanjavur : One time historic domain of the great Chola Emperor Raja Chola, Thanjavur or Tanjore bustles has high flow temples and monumental domes of architectural wonder. 55 km east of Tiruchirappalli, it is a highly fertile delta of the Cauvery River.
Tiruchillappalli : Tiruchirappalli is situated in central Tamil Nadu, on the banks of the Cauvery river. It is 320 km from Chennai and 150 km from Madurai. Situated on the bank of the Cauvery river, Tiruchillappali now called Trichy, is a city of rich cultural heritage.
Andhra Pradesh is rich in historical monuments. It possesses many holy temples with architectural beauty, which attract large numbers of pilgrims and tourists from inside and outside the country.
The places of main tourist attraction are the world famous Salarjung Museum, Charminar, Golconda Fort, Nagarjunasagar and the vicinity, Simhachalam, Araku valley, Horsley Hills, Tirupati, Srisailam, Bhadrachalam, Lepakshi, Amaravati, Ramappa, Thousand-pillared temple at Warangal, etc.
Government of Cities of Andhra Pradesh has taken several measures for the promotion of tourism in the State. Tourist Information Centres were established at Hyderabad Airport, Nagarjunasagar, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam and Warangal. The Government also established Tourist Information Centres at New Delhi and Goa.
The department prepares tourist literature and publishes several booklets incorporating therein the places of tourist importance in the State along with pictures for the use of tourists. It promotes the construction of well-furnished hotels and rest houses for the tourists. The department organises training courses to the guides.
Cities of Andhra Pradesh guide, and the booklets on Horsley Hill, Nagarjunasagar, Golconda, Lepakshi, Srisailam, Yadagirigutta, Chittoor, Visakhapatnam, Bhadrachalam, Vijayawada and a booklet on Andhra Pradesh, etc., are supplied free of cost to the tourists by the department.
The state tourism dept. has bagged six awards for excellence out of the 14 categories at the national level.
The places of tourist importance in the State are discussed under:
Hyderabad: Hyderabad, the fifth largest city in the country, is the capital of Andhra Pradesh and has several prominent places in and around it. It has a Hindu-Muslim culture with a number of monuments of historical importance like Charminar, Golconda, Salarjung Museum, Mecca Maszid, Osman Sagar and Osmania University. The capital is in reality the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad linked together by the Hussain Sagar.
Charminar constructed in 1591 is worth seeing for its grandeur and architectural beauty. The minarets are 48.77 metres high and they spring from the abutments of open arches facing the four cardinal points. Mecca Maszid is to the south of Charminar.
Golconda, about 8 km from the city, the capital of the Qutb Shahis in the 16th century, is rich in historical monuments, which include the famous Golconda Fort. Golconda was known the world over as a rich mine of diamonds in medieval times. Qutb Shahi tombs are nearer to this fort. These tombs mark the third and final stage of architecture that flourished during the 16th-17th centuries A.D.
Salarjung Museum was constructed by the Prime Minister Salarjung III of the erstwhile Nizams but was later shifted in 1968 to the new imposing building constructed on the southern bank of the river Musi. The museum consists of a vast and varied art mass collected from several countries in the world.
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