Falaknuma Palace, in Hyderabad, was built in the 1870s and 1880s by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra, a nobleman of Hyderabad state, in an Italianate style with English and Tudor influences; its name is generally translated as mirror of the sky, describing its hilltop position overlooking the city. The palace was later acquired by the Nizam of Hyderabad and used to host state guests, including British royalty. It contains an extensive library and one of the largest privately commissioned dining tables of its era. The building was restored in the twenty-first century and now operates as a heritage hotel.
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Building Type Completed Year Completed Year Classification
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Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In Style
Source Falaknuma Palace - Wikipedia
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Source Falaknuma Palace - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
Sources
1. Falaknuma Palace - Wikipedia
Introduction
Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel
Infobox, location
Hyderabad, India
Infobox, completion_date
1893
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Falaknuma Palace, in Hyderabad, was built in the 1870s and 1880s by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra, a nobleman of Hyderabad state, in an Italianate style with English and Tudor influences; its name is generally translated as mirror of the sky, describing its hilltop position overlooking the city. The palace was later acquired by the Nizam of Hyderabad and used to host state guests, including British royalty. It contains an extensive library and one of the largest privately commissioned dining tables of its era. The building was restored in the twenty-first century and now operates as a heritage hotel.
In Style: Neoclassical Architecture, Wikipedia categories
Category:Neoclassical architecture in India
Uses Element: Marble, Wikipedia article
It is made completely with Italian marble with stained-glass windows.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Falaknuma Palace
- Wikidata Q2263539, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q2263539, P571 claim (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926)
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