Falaknuma Palace | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Palladian |
Location | Hyderabad, India |
Coordinates | 17°19′50″N 78°28′03″E / 17.3305°N 78.4675°E |
Construction started | 3 March 1884 |
Completed | 1893 |
Opening | 1 Nov 2010[1] (as a hotel) 1893 (as a palace) |
Cost | ₹4 million |
Owner | Azmet Jah |
Management | Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces |
Technical details | |
Size | 93,971 m2 (1,011,500 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William Ward Marrett[2] |
Falaknuma is a palace in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[3][4] It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.[5] It is on a hillock and covers a 13-hectare (32-acre) area in Falaknuma, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Charminar.
Built by Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra, Prime Minister of Hyderabad state and the uncle and brother-in-law of the sixth Nizam.[6] Falak-numa means "Like the Sky" or "Mirror of Sky" in Urdu.[3]
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