Raj Bhavan
Marrett, Eric

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Alternative Title
Shah Manzil
Date
1936Description
Designed in 1930s by Eric Marrett, third in a generation of architectsLocated on Raj Bhavan Road, this mansion was the official residence of the President of the Nizam’s Executive Council and may have been purpose-built. In 1956, it was renamed Raj Bhavan to confirm to the Sanskritization policy of the government. Successive chief ministers and governors of Andhra Pradesh occupied it while in tenure. exterior, view from east showing entrance, 2006
Type of Work
Mansion; Official residenceSubject
Governors, Mansions, Islamic cities and towns, Architecture, Islamic --India, Residential architecture, Official residences, Hyderabad (India)
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