Chowmahalla Palace

File / Documentation

Name

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Format

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Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

patron: beginning of construction by Nizam Salabat Jung (Indian (South Asian), active 1751-1761), patron: completed by Afzal ad-Dawlah Asaf Jah V (Indian (South Asian), 1827-1869), restorer: Rahul Mehrotra (Indian (South Asian), 1959-)

Time period

creation date: construction of Khilwat Mubarak (Darbar Hall), 1750, creation date: four-palace complex in courtyard, 1857-1869, restoration date: renovation of Khilwat Mubarak, 1911, restoration date: Khilwat Mubarak, ca. 2000, restoration date: four-palace complex, ca. 2006

Location

Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)

Cultural context

Indian (South Asian)

Islamic

Description

exterior, view of the cupolas from south, 2000

Work type

Palace

Complex

Medium

marble