Malwala palace
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| Malwala Palace | |
| Building | |
|---|---|
| Type | Royal Palce |
| Architectural Style | Mughal and Rajasthani Styles |
| Location | Hyderabad, India |
| Construction | |
| Completed | 1845 |
| Design Team | |
Malwala Palace is a palace built in 1845 located close Charminar in Hyderabad, India.
It was constructed in Mughal and Rajasthani style and in Hyderabadi courtyard style, is known for its richly carved wooden pavilion.
[edit] History
The palace belongs to a noble family, the Malwala or the custodians of the Revenue Records (Daftar -i- Mal) of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Built in the early 18th century, this was one of the very few palaces of Hyderabad built in the Mughal and Rajasthani Styles of Architecture.
It comprised of an exquisite Diwan Khana made of huge Arches in lacquered wood and beautifully painted with vegetable dyes and two galleries about 80 Mtrs in length flanking the Diwan Khana on each side. The galleries housed the most priceless collection of antique Indian art and artifacts. Another lesser known fact about the Palace was its legendary library, which boasted of a collection of rare books and manuscripts from the 10th century A.D.
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