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Muazzam Jahi Market

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Creator(s)
architect: City Improvement Board (Indian (South Asian), 1912-ca. 1962)
Time period
creation date: 1933-1935
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Islamic
Description
Located on the cross roads of Jam Bagh, Begum Bazaar and Station Road, the City Improvement Board (CIB) built this granite building with graceful arches and a central dome between 1933-35. It was named after the CIB President, the junior Prince Muazzam Jah (1907-87). It cost four lakh rupees when built.
model (representation), model of the market in the H.E.H. The Nizam's Museum, 1993
Work type
Market (building)
Medium
granite
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Rights
(c) Omar Khalidi
Access rights
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