Tuesday 23 February 2016

‪#‎AmazinAarchitecture‬ ‪#‎ChowmahallaPalace‬ is a palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad state. It was the seat of the Asaf Jahi dynasty and was the official residence of the Nizams of Hyderabad while they ruled their state. The palace remains the property of Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah, heir of the Nizams. In Persian, Chahar means four and in Arabic Mahalat (plural of Mahal) means palaces, hence the name Chowmahallat/four palaces. (Image copyrights belong to their respective owners)


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