Chowmahalla Palace
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Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallat is the palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad State located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1] It was the seat of power of the Asaf Jahi dynasty (1720-1948) and was the official residence of the Nizams of Hyderabad during their reign. Presently the palace is converted into a museum but the ownership still lies with the family.[2]
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General information | |
Type | Royal Palace |
Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
Coordinates | 17.358247°N 78.471701°E / 17.358247; 78.471701 |
Construction started | 1750 |
Completed | 1880s |
Awards and prizes | National Tourism Award (Best Maintained and Differently abled Friendly Monument), 2017 |
Original use | Seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad |
Restored | 2005–2010 |
Restored by | Princess Esra |
Owner | Azmet Jah |
The palace is constructed at the location of an earlier palace of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty and Asaf Jahi Dynasty[2] close to the Charminar. Construction of the palace as it stands today was started by Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II[3] in 1769. He ordered the building of four palaces from which the nomenclature of Chau Mahalla was acquired.[4] The word chār or chahār, and its variation chow, means "four" and the word mahal means "palace" in Urdu, Hindi and Persian.[5]