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[[File:Ramappa Temple (Human Scale).jpg|thumb|The [[Ramappa Temple]] was built by the Kakatiyas, c. 1213]]
[[File:Warangal fort.jpg|thumb|Kakatiya Kala Thoranam]]
The '''architecture of Telangana''' dates back over two thousand years. The Indian state of [[Telangana]] covers the hilly eastern [[Deccan]], bordering the coastal plain of [[Andra Pradesh]]. It has produced regional variants of wider styles of [[Indian architecture]], both in [[Hindu temple architecture]] and [[Indo-Islamic architecture]].

== Buddhist architecture ==
The [[Nelakondapalli]] stupa belongs to the Buddhist period. It is located on the edge of the coastal plain. ASI excavations in recent decades have found remains of a typical monastic complex, and a few works of art. The site seems to have remained active until the 6th century AD. Apart from a massive main [[stupa]], much less survives above ground from this than from other sites not far away on the coastal plain, that are now in [[Andra Pradesh]] These include [[Nagarjunakonda]], the [[Amaravati Stupa]], and the [[Guntupalli Group of Buddhist Monuments]].

== Hindu temple architecture ==
=== Vishnukundia ===
[[File:Devunigutta Temple In Telangana State.jpg|thumb|[[Devunigutta Temple]]]]The [[Devunigutta Temple]] was built in the 6th century by the [[Vishnukundina dynasty|Vishnukundia dynasty]].

=== Chalukya ===
{{further|Badami Chalukya architecture}}
The 7th-century [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples|Navabrahma Temples]] at [[Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district|Alampur]] were built by the [[Badami Chalukya Empire|Badami Chalukayas]].

=== Kakatiya ===
The [[Warangal Fort]], [[Ramappa Temple]], [[Kota Gullu]] and [[Thousand Pillar Temple]]{{sfn|Haig|1907|pp=67-68}} are the best examples of Kakatiya architecture.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_2|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|pages=13–14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5889/|title=The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403212228/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5889/|archive-date=2018-04-03|url-status=live|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>

== Indo-Islamic architecture ==
[[File:Charminar-Pride of Hyderabad.jpg|thumb|The [[Charminar]] in [[Hyderabad]] was built by the Golconda Sultanate, 1591]]
[[File:Tomb_of_Muhammad_Quli_Qutb_Shah.jpg|thumb|One of the [[Qutb Shahi tombs]].]]
=== Golconda Sultanate ===
{{Further|Indo-Islamic architecture#Bahmani and Deccan Sultanates}}The architecture of the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Golconda Sultanate]] is very similar to that of other [[Deccan sultanates|Deccan Sultanates]]. This [[Indo-Islamic architecture|Indo-Islamic]] style is unique to the states of [[Telangana]], [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]]. The ruins of the [[Golkonda|Golconda Fort]] is the earliest example.{{Sfn|Haig|1907|p=180-208}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5573/|title=The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar|last=Centre|first=UNESCO World Heritage|website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201205635/https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5573/|archive-date=2018-02-01|url-status=live|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> They built elaborate tombs and mosques out of mortared stone.

The 16th-century [[Charminar]], a centerpiece of [[Hyderabad]], is a mosque with four minarets at four corners, elaborately decorated with stucco work. It stands at the confluence of four roads. It overlooks the [[Makkah Masjid, Hyderabad|Mecca Masjid]], one of the largest mosques in India.{{sfn|Bilgrami|1927|pp=17-19}}

The [[Qutb Shahi tombs]] at Hyderabad contain the tombs of the sultans, other royals and important noblemen. Other examples include the [[Toli Masjid|Toli Mosque]], [[Khairtabad Mosque]] and [[Taramati Baradari]].

== Colonial architecture ==
[[File:Falaknuma_Palace_01.jpg|thumb|[[Falaknuma Palace]]]]
During the [[British Raj|British colonial period]], Telangana was ruled by the [[Nizam of Hyderabad|Nizams of Hyderabad]]. The seat of the Nizam was [[Chowmahalla Palace]], which showcases a wide variety of Indian and European styles.

===Neoclassical===
The [[British Residency, Hyderabad|British Residency]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Koti-Residency-to-be-restored/article11147475.ece|title=Koti Residency to be restored|last=Lasania|first=Yunus Y.|date=2014-09-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and [[Falaknuma Palace]] in Hyderabad built in the neoclassical style is another great example of this period.

===Art Deco===
Art deco buildings in Hyderabad include the [[Monda Market]] and [[State Bank of Hyderabad|SBH Building]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/mapping-the-art-deco-beauties-before-they-vanish/article19388196.ece|title=Mapping the Art Deco beauties before they vanish|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2017-07-29|work=The Hindu|access-date=2020-01-26|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

=== Indo-Saracenic ===
The [[High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad|High Court]], [[City College Hyderabad|City College]], [[Osmania General Hospital]] and [[Kacheguda Railway Station]] in [[Hyderabad]] were designed by British architect [[Vincent Esch]] in the [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Saracenic]] style of architecture. The [[Moazzam Jahi Market|Moazzam Jahi market]], although not designed by him, is clearly inspired from Esch's designs.{{fact|date=February 2020}}

== Post-Independence ==
Building built in [[Contemporary architecture|contemporary styles]] are common in the [[HITEC City]] and surrounding neighborhoods of Hyderabad. [[Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad|IIT Hyderabad]] is also designed in contemporary style by [[Christopher Charles Benninger|Christopher Benninger]].

== Gallery ==
{{Gallery|title=|align=center
|File:Sangameshwar Temple at Alampur.JPG
|One of the [[Alampur Navabrahma Temples]] built by [[Chalukya Empire]] between the 7th and 10th centuries.
|File:Warangal Fort9.ae.jpg
|A [[mandapam]] at the ruins of the [[Warangal Fort]]. The fort was [[Siege of Warangal (1323)|destroyed by the Delhi Sultanate in 1323]].
|File:Taramati-Baradari.jpg
|[[Taramati Baradari]], a [[caravanserai]] built by the [[Golconda Sultanate]] at Hyderabad.
|File:Kachiguda Railway Station Hyderabad.jpg
|The [[Kachiguda Railway Station]] at [[Hyderabad]] was designed by [[Vincent Esch]] and completed in 1914.
}}

== References ==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |title=Landmarks of the Deccan |last1=Bilgrami |first1=Syed Ali Asgar |year=1927 |publisher=Government Central Press, Hyderabad |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.63136/page/n5 |ref={{sfnref|Bilgrami, 1927}}}}
*{{cite book |title=Historic Landmarks of the Deccan |last1=Haig |first1=Major T. W. |year=1907 |publisher=Pioneer Press, Allahabad |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Historic_Landmarks_of_the_Deccan |ref={{sfnref|Haig, 1907}}}}
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