Hyderabad House

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Hyderabad House is a former Princely Residence of the Nizam of Hyderabad that now is used by the Government of India for banquets and meetings with visiting foreign dignitaries. It has also been a venue for joint press conferences and other media events, located in New Delhi, Delhi.

[edit] History

Hyderabad House was designed by Edwin Lutyens as a residence for the Nizam of the erstwhile kingdom of Hyderabad. The need for a residence in Delhi arose because the most important traditional rulers (maharajas) of Indian states were inducted in 1919 into a Chamber of Princes and, therefore, had to come to Delhi to attend the Chamber's meetings. After 1947, when India got independence, the building was taken over by the Government and, until the early 1990’s, served as a state guesthouse for visiting foreign dignitaries.

[edit] Building

In 1926 Fath Jang Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Asif Jah VII appoint the architect Edwin Lutyens to built Palace in New Delhi. It was completed in 1928, Hyderabad House is a mixture of the Mughal (Muslim) and European styles of architecture. It is the largest and grandest of all palaces that was built during the period 1921-1931 to house various state rulers and it is the biggest and grandest of all princely houses built in New Delhi by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. In all, the house has 36 rooms, four of which have been converted into dining rooms by Government of India.