Since 2013, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture, in partnership with the Department of Heritage Telangana, has been undertaking conservation works on all monuments along with holistic landscape development of the 106-acre Qutb Shahi Heritage Park.
In the 16th century, while the Mughals were building grand fortifications, mausoleums and mosques in north India, the Qutb Shahi dynasty also built majestic structures in its capital, present-day Hyderabad. Builders and patrons of learning, the Qutb Shahi dynasty ruled the region for 169 years in the 16th and 17th centuries. The complex includes 40 mausoleums, 23 mosques, five baolis (step-wells), a hammam, pavilions and garden structures. Photo: Restoration of ribs on the dome of Abdullah Qutb Shah's mausoleum. AKDN / Lipi Bharadwaj. Learn more.
Over 350 monuments and historic sites have been restored and rehabilitated since the Aga Khan Trust for Culture was founded. It has also received over 13 UNESCO heritage awards for excellence in restoration and numerous national and international prizes for its approach to urban regeneration.
