Historic fort in hyderabad well connected from city through buses there is nominal entry fee for indians visited this place two times one time i took guide and other one without guide. Golconda fort hyderabad is an outstanding example of brilliant engineering and magical architecture located at a distance of 11km from the city it is the most famous of all hyderabad sightseeing places the name of the fort has been derived from the telugu words golla and konda which together means shepherds hill. Golconda fort is an imposing building that once protected an ancient city in an area famous for its diamond mines the fort and surrounding ruined city make up one of the most popular attractions in hyderabad. Golconda sometimes spelled as golkonda fort was the capital of the ancient kingdom of golconda which flourished in the 14th to 16th century