HERITAGE CAPITAL HYDERABAD-2008
BARADARI KHURSHEED
NAWAB JAH BAHADUR OF
Never underestimate the power of passion.- Eve Sawyer
The Baradari (palace) of Khurshid Jah lies between the Asmangarh Palace and the Iqbal-udDoula Palace. It was one of the most prominent palaces of Hyderabad, designed personally by Nawab Fakhruddin Khan, the grandfather of Sir Khurshid Jah. During the period of Sir Khurshid, a lot of extension and improvement of this palace were carried out. It was constructed between 1880 and 1890. The palace, with spacious rooms and vast corridors, is still in a fair state of preservation. In its inner courtyard, there was a star-like cistern called the ‘Tara Hauz’ with a beautiful fountain.
LOCATION : SHAH GUNJ ARCHITECTURAL STYLE : EUROPEAN TYPOLOGY : PALACES AND COMPLEXES
Till recently a grand mela (fair) was held at the Devdi of Khurshid Jah on the occasion of NagPanchami festival. It has a relatively austere European façade with ionic columns and a barrel vault roof. It is listed for architectural and historical value.
CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE TRAINING COLLEGE “That’s the value of a college education... I don’t know anywhere in the world where you can make an investment and make that kind of return” - Gaston Caperton
The Central Co-operative Training College is adjacent to Nizam College. The building was constructed in 1930. As soon as one entered the building, he could find a big hall with marble flooring which can accommodate about 1000 persons for any function. The hall is named after Maharaja Sir Kishan Pershad, the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State. It is now leased out for handicrafts exhibition and the building architecture is hardly visible.
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LOCATION : GUNFOUNDRY ARCHITECTURAL STYLE : EUROPEAN TYPOLOGY : INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS