HERITAGE CAPITAL HYDERABAD-2008
GATE PORTION SHAMRAJ BAHADUR “I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate” Arthur W. Pinero
Raja Roy Rayan Bahadur also known as Rai-i-Rayan Shamraj Bahadur was the daftardar (Revenue officer) in the erstwhile court of the Nizam of Hyderabad; he was a Marathi Deshastha Brahmin. He constructed a big gate in the front portion of his palace in 1904 and a big clock was fixed over it in the same year. The palace is situated near Shah Ali Banda and now only the front portion of the building with the clock tower remains. It is in the shape of a minaret with a small dome over it. The palace is already damaged and partitioned into several portions.
LOCATION: SHAH ALI BANDA ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: INDO-EUROPEAN TYPOLOGY: MONUMENTAL STRUCTURE
MALWALA PALACE “The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom... for we never know what is enough until we know what is more than enough” - William Blake
Built in 1845 by Raja Ram Pershad Lal Bahadur, it used to be one of the palaces that cluster around Charminar. It had two courtyards. Architecturally unique, it was constructed in Mughal & Rajasthani style and in Hyderabadi courtyard style. It is known for its richly carved wooden pavilion. Later, Raja Shivraj Bahadur expanded the palace.
LOCATION: KOTLA ALI JAH ROAD ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: RMV & EUROPEAN STYLE TYPOLOGY: BUILDINGS WITH INTERNAL COURTYARD
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