West of the Charminar, the Mecca Masjid is the most impressive mosque in South India. Started by the Nawab of Golconda in 1614, it was completed by Emperor
Aurangzeb in 1692, after he annexed the kingdom of Golconda. Its lofty pillars supporting the arches are made out of single slabs of granite. It can accommodate a
congregation of 10,000.