December 7, 2014: Nagina Bagh formal gardens

December 7, 2014: Looking uphill at the stone construction

December 7, 2014: Water reservoir for the fort (one of many)

December 7, 2014: Marks from splitting the granite blocks used in construction

December 7, 2014: Domes of the tombs can be seen in the distance. My guide said that each tomb was completed before the to-be-inhabitant's death.

December 7, 2014: Another water reservoir, further up the hill

December 7, 2014: Panorama looking down around Golconda Fort

December 7, 2014: View of the ruins and the city beyond from partway up the hill

December 7, 2014: View of the ruins and the city beyond from partway up the hill

December 7, 2014: Gun powder storage building

December 7, 2014: Construction on top of granite boulders

December 7, 2014: Panorama looking out from Golconda Fort

December 7, 2014: View of the city beyond Golconda Fort

December 7, 2014: Persian inscription

December 7, 2014: Translation of the Persian inscription

December 7, 2014: Mosque of Ibrahim

December 7, 2014: From here, one can clearly hear clapping from the portico at the entrance below

December 7, 2014: Darbar Hall, currently closed for repairs

December 7, 2014: My guide for Golconda

December 7, 2014: Granite construction. Notice the large metal spikes in the boulder that keep the blocks from sliding off.