| Bella Vista | |
|---|---|
| BellaVistaPalast-DrawingRoom Hyderabad.jpeg | |
| General information | |
| Type | Royal Palace |
| Architectural style | French |
| Location | Hyderabad, India |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | French Architect |
Bella Vista, Hyderabad is a royal palace of the Nizam built in the year 1910. It is the Indo-European building standing on a 10-acre (40,000 m2) verdant campus. The building's French architect christened it as Bella Vista, meaning beautiful sight, since it overlooks the Hussain sagar lake.
It is located at Saifabad suburb. It was modeled on the Henley-on-Thames of England.
It was in this palace that the heir apparent to the (throne) of Hyderabad, Prince of Berar, Nawab Mir Himayat Ali Khan, Azam Jah Bahadur, the elder son of the Seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, stayed.[1] It now houses the Administrative Staff College of India.