Shaikpet Mosque and Sarai
The Shaikpet Mosque and Sarai is a former mosque and a sarai in a partial ruinous state, located near Golconda in Hyderabad, in the Hyderabad District of the state of Telangana, India. The former mosque and serai are listed as a state protected monument.
History
It was built by Abdullah Qutb Shah in for the benefit of various travellers to Golconda and was located on the way to Bidar. It is a heritage structure and,, was in need of restoration.Architecture
Mosque
The former mosque stands upon a rectangular plinth. The plinth measures, and has a height of. The mosque is constructed out of limestone. The façade has three arched entrances, each being about high and wide. Above the entrances is a band, approximately with, of blue, green, and yellow enameled tiles, with white text. Most of the tiles have fallen off. The roof of the mosque is supported by three shallow domes.There are traces of enameled tile-work in the interior of the mosque. The western wall contains six panels of inscriptions, carved in black basalt. Four of these contain Persian verses, one contains an excerpt from the Quran, and the final panel records the date of its construction as.