The commercial area of Begumpet--literally, Begum's village--is connected to the rest of Hyderabad by the eponymous flyover, and is home to the famous Spanish Mosque, inspired by the mosque-cathedral of Cordoba. Begumpet is also graced by the beautiful Paigah Palace, built by the Paigah nobles, who were second only to the Nizams in terms of power and influence in pre-independence Hyderabad.
