page_title: Purana pul
hierarchical_section_title: Purana pul
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of the entrance bridge to the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'.
context_page_description: Purana Pul, built in 1578 AD is a bridge over river Musi in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the first bridge ever constructed in Hyderabad and among the oldest in South India.
  It was built during the reign of Qutub Shahi dynasty, to connect Golconda and Hyderabad. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad. It was the only surviving bridge after the Great Musi Flood of 1908.
context_section_description: Purana Pul (meaning old bridge in English), built in 1578 AD is a bridge over river Musi in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the first bridge ever constructed in Hyderabad and among the oldest in South India. 
  It was built during the reign of Qutub Shahi dynasty, to connect Golconda and Hyderabad. The bridge is now defunct, and is used as a vegetable market but remains one of the oldest landmarks of Hyderabad. It was the only surviving bridge after the Great Musi Flood of 1908.
caption: People crossing the Purana Pul, c. 1880s. The Purana Pul Darwaza is seen at the end of the bridge.
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