Monda Market

Highlights

• Monda Market is a vegetable market located at Secunderabad.
• It is said to have been established in 1870s to cater to resident British army units.
• The market is located approximately at 500 m (0.31 mi) from Secunderabad Railway Station.
• It was one of the largest wholesale and retail markets in Hyderabad.
• Officially about 375 traders have business in the Monda Market.

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Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

Architecture

• •The Monda Market is designed in the art deco style, with a clock tower overlooking the market.
• •The old jail complex also known as Jail Khana which was built in 1826 and was used to lodge political prisoners during the pre-Independence era by Britishers is located adjacent to the market.
• •The jail built using granite and limestone was declared as a heritage structure in 2006.
• •In 1956 after formation of Andhra Pradesh, the jail was converted into a commercial structure and was handed over to local administration

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