Saturday, September 5, 2009

Prasads Imax


Prasads IMAX is South India's first IMAX theater. It has the largest screen in India and is located in the city of Hyderabad. Apart from the IMAX screen the multiplex has 6 screens for regular cinema, a shopping mall, entertainment zone, food court, restaurants and several other entertainment including a 4D FX theater, Mirror Maze, Scary House and a large Gaming Zone.It is located near NTR Gardens and Tank bund.

Entry: all days 10AM to 10 PM
Free Entry

Ramoji Film City


Ramoji Film City (RFC) is the world’s largest integrated film studio complex at over 2,000 acres (8 km) of land. It is also a popular tourism and recreation centre, containing both natural and artificial attractions. It is situated near Hayathnagar on Hyderabad - Vijayawada, NH9 highway, about 25 km from Hyderabad.The studios attracts over a million tourists, and the complex creates revenues in billions of rupees. Some of the places for tourists to visit include: a Japanese garden, the ETV planet (a multi-purpose editing suit), a pool, artificial waterfalls, an airport terminal, hospital set, railway station, churches, mosques and temples, shopping plazas, palace interiors, chateaus, rural complexes, urban dwellings, and a winding highway. Shops include Parade, a prop-shop, where costumes of actors can be ordered and Shangrila, a nursery that sells exotic plants.

Timings: all days
Entry Ticket: Rs.250(approx)

Friday, September 4, 2009

NTR Gardens


NTR Gardens is a small public, urban park of 55 acres (0.22 km2; 0.086 sq mi) adjacent to Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad, India. Constructed in several phases since 1999, the area that is predominantly a park is geographically located in the center of the city, and is close to other tourist attractions such as Birla Mandir, Necklace Road and Lumbini Park. It is presently being maintained by the Buddha Purnima Project Authority that functions under the directives of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Qutub Shahi Tombs



The famous tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers in the Ibrahim Bagh are located close to the famous Golkonda Fort.The tombs are domed structures built on a square base surrounded by pointed arches.he tombs were once furnished with carpets, chandeliers and velvet canopies on silver poles.