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Subject: [Leica] Qutb Shai Tombs, Hyderabad
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:10:48 -0700
References: <CAH1UNJ2UDwvUbY4DT8kOpywLG-WxrwMyYCSRs36-sSAwm00b2A@mail.gmail.com>

I'm glad to see the work being done to restore the history of the region.

On Sat, Aug 10, 2019, 3:33 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

>  I had been to the former princely state of Hyderabad, India a few weeks
> ago.
> The Qutb Shahi tombs were in total disrepair, and crumbling into oblivion,
> when I used to stay in Hyderabad in the 1970s and 1980s. The Aga Khan
> Foundation has taken up an ambitious programme of restoring these
> magnificent set of tombs, belonging to the rulers of this area in the 16th
> and 17th centuries. Work is still going on, but the results are already
> unambiguously visible!
>
> Arches:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-132.jpg.html
>
> Lady:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-140.jpg.html
>
> Photo:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-142.jpg.html
>
> Love in the Ruins:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-116.jpg.html
>
> Mausoleum of Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-144.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-150.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/India/hyderabad/Hyderabad-20190706-150BW.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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