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Falaknuma Palace

Overview

•Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
•It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Highlights

Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.
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.
Falak-numa means "Like the Sky" or "Mirror of Sky" in Urdu.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•Sir Viqar-ul-Umra, the Prime Minister of Hyderabad, after a visit to Europe, decided to build a European styled residence for himself.
•The foundation stone for the construction was laid by Sir Vicar on 3 March 1884.
•It took nine years to complete the construction and furnish the palace.
•Sir Vicar moved into the Gol Bangla and Zanana Mahel of the Falaknuma Palace in December 1890 and closely monitored the finishing work at the Mardana portion.

Architecture

•An English architect William Ward Marret designed the palace.
•It is made completely with Italian marble with stained-glass windows.
•The palace was built in the shape of a scorpion with two stings spread out as wings in the north.
•The middle part is occupied by the main building and the kitchen, Gol Bangla, Zenana Mehal, and harem quarters stretch to the south.

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Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.

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One of the highlights of the palace is the state reception room, where the ceiling is decorated with frescoes. The ballroom contains a two-ton manually operated organ said to be the only one of its kind in the world The palace has 60 rooms and 22 halls.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad.

It is about 3.5 km from central Hyderabad.

The most comfortable months are January, February, August, November and December; April is the hottest, with highs around 37°C.