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| Keywords: Faluk-numa Palace, Hyderabad, India.JPG A view of the Falaknuma Palace taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s from the Curzon Collection 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions Hyderabad Deccan 1892' Falaknuma Palace literally 'Mirror of the Sky' was designed in 1872 by an English architect as the private residence of a rich Muslim grandee In 1897 the Nizam purchased it for use as a guest house The main part of the building is classical in style with a two storey verandah carrying a central pediment Another smaller building to the rear which once housed the zenana is designed in Indo-Saracenic style The interior is opulent with an Italianate staircase and a fountain in the marble entrance hall lined with portraits of British Governor-Generals The future King George V and Queen Mary stayed here in 1906 This is a distant view of the palace from an opposite hillside http //www collectbritain co uk/personalisation/object cfm uid 019PHO0000430S6U00010000 largeimage 1 largeimage British Library s 1880 Lala Deen Dayal 1844-1905 PD-old-100 Black and white photographs by Lala Deen Dayal 1892 in Hyderabad India Falaknuma Palace Trees in Hyderabad India British Library Photo 430 Curzon Collection | ||||
