British Residency

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Creator(s)

architect: Samuel Russell (British, active early 18th century)

Time period

creation date: 1803-1806, creation date: Martello Towers erected, 1857, other date: Residence abandoned, 1947, alteration date: convered to house the Women's College, 1949, destruction date: Martello Towers, 1954

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

British

Indian (South Asian)

Description

exterior, from north, 1986

Work type

Palace

Official residence

Keywords

Palaces

India --History --British occupation, 1765-1947

Architecture, Domestic

Architecture --India

Great Britain --Colonies --Asia

Architecture, English

Residential architecture

Temples, Greek

Classicism in architecture

Deccan (India)

Type

Image

Rights

Access rights

Persistent Link

https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/22775