Falaknuma Palace

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Falaknuma Palace is a grand 19th-century hilltop palace in Hyderabad, India, renowned for its opulent European-inspired architecture and former role as a royal residence of the Nizams.

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Falaknuma Palace canonical 2
Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heritage hotel
palace
tourist attraction
architect William Ward Marrett
architecturalStyle European
Italianate
Palladian
Renaissance Revival
builtInCentury 19th century
constructionEndDate 1893
constructionStartDate 1884
convertedTo luxury hotel
country India
function guest palace for visiting dignitaries
royal residence
hasCollection European furniture
crystal chandeliers
manuscripts
paintings
rare books
hasFeature Venetian chandeliers
extensive gardens
grand marble staircase
ornate frescoes
stained glass windows
hasRoom Ballroom
Billiards Room
Durbar Hall
Library
State Reception Room
heritageStatus protected heritage structure of Hyderabad
hotelOperator Taj Hotels
laterOwner Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI
linked to: Asaf Jah VI

Mir Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII
Nizam of Hyderabad
locatedIn Deccan Plateau
Hyderabad
Telangana
locatedInNeighborhood Falaknuma
locatedOn hilltop
notableFor European-inspired architecture
association with Nizams of Hyderabad
opulent interiors
originalOwner Viqar-ul-Umra
originalOwnerTitle Paigah noble
overlooks Hyderabad city
linked to: Hyderabad
reopeningAsHotel 2010
shape scorpion-shaped plan
usedBy Nizams of Hyderabad
linked to: Nizam of Hyderabad

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Mir Mahbub Ali Khan notableResidence Falaknuma Palace
Taj Hotels notableProperty Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad
linked to: Falaknuma Palace
Kingdom of Hyderabad notableBuilding Falaknuma Palace