Pestonji Kothi

File / Documentation

Name

110955_sv.jpg

Size

3.65 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

0076d28a064f01e445c39e7d58c4c8d4

Creator(s)

patron: Pestonji Meherji (Indian (South Asian), 1799-1854)

Time period

creation date: 1825, alteration date: briefly housed the offices of Hyderabad Public Works Department, early 20th century, alteration date: converted to Vicaji’s Hotel by Naorozji Bapuji Vicaji , early 20th century, alteration date: converted to Three Aces Hotel and Bar by a Punjabi business man, 1950s, destruction date: 1980s

Location

Former site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Indian (South Asian)

Description

exterior, The only extant image of Pestonji ki Kothi showing the building from street level, the high wall and the portico., 1890s

Work type

Hotel (public accommodation)

Mansion

Office building

Medium

masonry