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Saroornagar Palace

🏛️ Saroornagar Palace Victoria Memorial Home – The Sixth Nizam's Hunting Lodge Turned Orphanage 📍 Saroornagar Palace (also known as Victoria Memorial Home ) is a historic palace located in Saroornagar, Hyderabad , Telangana, India. Built on 65 acres of land near the historic Saroornagar Lake, the palace was constructed by the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Mahbub Ali Khan (Asaf Jah VI) , as a hunting lodge and summer resort for himself and his family. The palace is named after a village that Asaf Jah II had given as a gift to the wife of his Prime Minister, Nawab Arastu Jah Bahadur. Today, it serves as the Victoria Memorial Home , an orphanage dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, under the management of the Girls' Friendship Society . 🏛️ Built by 6th Nizam 🏛️ Hunting Lodge & Summer Resort 🏛️ 65 Acres Land 🏛️ Victoria Memorial Home Since 1901 ...

Basheer Bagh Palace

🏛️ Basheer Bagh Palace The Lost Paigah Masterpiece – A Palace of Magnificent Interiors, Host to Bade Ghulam Ali Khan 📍 Basheer Bagh Palace (also known as Bashir Bagh Palace) was a magnificent royal palace located in the heart of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed around 1880 CE by Sir Asman Jah (Bashir-ud-Daula) , a distinguished member of the Paigah noble family and Prime Minister of Hyderabad State (1887–1894), the palace once stood as a testament to the opulence and architectural brilliance of the Deccan's premier nobility. Though dismantled decades ago, its name lives on in the bustling commercial district of Basheerbagh , which remains one of Hyderabad's most important city centres. 🏛️ Built c. 1880 👑 Sir Asman Jah (Paigah Noble) 🎵 Hosted Bade Ghulam Ali Khan 🏗️ Dismantled post-independence 📍 Namesake of Basheerbagh area 🏛️...