✨Chowmahalla Palace♥️

Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallat is the palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad State located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[1] It was the seat of power of the Asaf Jahi dynasty (1720-1948) and was the official residence of the Nizams during their reign. Presently the palace is converted into a museum but the ownership still lies with the family.[2]
Chowmahalla Palace
Afzal Mahal, Chowmahalla Palace
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Location in Hyderabad, Telangana
General information
Type
Royal Palace
Location
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Coordinates
17.358247°N 78.471701°E
Construction started
1750
Completed
1880s
Awards and prizes
National Tourism Award (Best Maintained and Differently abled Friendly Monument), 2017
Original use
Seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad
Restored
2005-2010
Restored by
Princess Esra
Owner
Azmet Jah
The palace is constructed at the location of an earlier palace of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty and Asaf Jahi Dynasty[2] close to the Charminar. Construction of the palace as it stands today was started by Nizam Ali Khan Asaf Jah II[3] in 1769. He ordered the building of four palaces from which the nomenclature of Chau Mahalla was acquired.[4] The word chār or chahār, and its variation chow, means "four" and the word mahal means "palace" in Urdu, Hindi and Persian.[5]