HERITAGE CAPITAL HYDERABAD-2008
YOUSUF TEKHRI “Territory is but the body of a nation. The people who inhabit its hills and valleys are its soul, its spirit, its life” - James A. Garfield
On the Toli Chowki Road leading to the Golconda Fort lies this magnificent building on a hill. There are large open areas on either side of it. The building was owned in the past by the Subedar of Gulburga, Nawab Yousufuddin Khan, who lived during the period of the NizamVI, Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Bahadur (1866-1911). As it is on a hill, the building is called Yousuf Tekhri (Hillock).
LOCATION: TOLI CHOWKI ROAD ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: OTHER TYPOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL BUILDING
ASMAN MAHAL “You can’t put your feet on the ground until you’ve touched the sky” - Paul Auster
The actual name of the building, which is situated on a hillock across Lakdi-ka-pul, was Mumtaz Mansion, after the name of Mumtaz yar-udDoula, the son-in-law of Nawab Afsrul-Mulk. It is believed to have been constructed in 1911. It has pointed arches and domes and is listed for its architectural value. It is believed that the name Asman Mahal is probably derived from a movie of the same name released in 1964.
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LOCATION: LAKDI-KA-PUL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: INDO-EUROPEAN TYPOLOGY: INDIVIDUAL BUILDING