Abstract:
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has promised to establish an international
Islamic cultural convention centre in Hyderabad. Responding to representations from the
AIMIM for a world-class Islamic centre, the Chief Minister has directed officials to allot six
acres of land at Kokapet on the city outskirts and also sanctioned Rs 40 crore towards its
construction.
An Islamic centre is more than a typical mosque — beyond the five daily prayers. It provides
many other features and functions, beneficial to the larger community. It is and expression of
Indo-Islamic history and culture, where the tangible and intangibles of a culture be taught
through an Indo-Islamic gallery for learning about the different Indo-Islamic architectural eras
both children and adults’ education with Mushaira enlightening the auditorium, temporary
and permanent stalls of ethnic products and restaurants for families, and recreational
facilities for everyone to relax and rejuvenate.
Culture has another aspect indicating to the buildings, factors etc. In fact these things are
considered as a part of culture of a society. This is because it is rooted in value, beliefs etc.
and from here the link between culture and architecture can be seen.
Each culture and civilization starts from a point in which the old ones stopped faced with a
crisis. However, its direction is to follow and develop old and historical directions and at
some points rebuilds its structures. Due to direct effect of culture on architecture, it is natural
that cultural changes cause transformation in effective concepts and theories in the
appearance of the architecture and consequently, different ideas of architecture come into
existence. Every society has its own culture, upon which its foundation of architecture was
established, and its architecture is the objective image of its culture. In fact, architecture was
and is true measure of a nation’s culture. The culture of the community is responsible for the
ways spaces are formed.
