Gunfoundry

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Gunfoundry
General information
Architectural style	Mughal Cannon Architecture
Location	Hyderabad, India
Coordinates	17°21′41″N 78°28′28″E / 17.36139°N 78.47444°E / 17.36139; 78.47444
Opened	1783; 241 years ago (1783)
Height	15 metres (49 ft)
Technical details
Material	Brick

The Gunfoundry also known as Top ka Sancha (1783 AD) was a cannonball factory set up by the second Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Nizam Ali Khan at Fateh Maidan in Hyderabad, India. The historic Aliya High School for Boys and Mehboobia College for Girls, both are opposite to Gunfoundry, across the main road that leads to Abids (in south).^{[clarification needed]}