Restoration of the heritage Sardar Mahal near Charminar is in its final stages and is expected to be completed by April next year. The building will feature an art gallery, cafe and heritage accommodation, turning it into a new tourist attraction in the Old City
According to historians, Sardar Mahal was built in the European style by Nizam VI Mir Mahboob Ali Khan in 1900. Though Mahboob Ali Khan, the then ruler of Hyderabad State, built the palace for one of his beloved consorts, Sardar Begum, she refused to inhabit this token of love as it did not live up to her expectations.
Hyderabad: The iconic Sardar Mahal is all set to get a new avatar, which will be as a new cultural centre, based right in the middle of the Old City. The fresh lease of life for the heritage structure is likely to materialise after the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) council, which meets on August […]
Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi government believes in the politics of construction and not destruction, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao said on Tuesday, reiterating that communal politics would not be tolerated in the State. Speaking at a series of inaugural and foundation laying ceremonies in the Old City, the Minister said the K […]
Hyderabad: On the occasion of World Heritage Day, also referred as International Day for Monuments and Sites, a ‘Heritage Walk’ was organised by the Deccan Heritage Academy in association with Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation. The programme was flagged off by Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar, who tweeted that similar activity would be […]
Hyderabad: Sardar Mahal located near Charminar will be turned into a ‘cultural centre’ and the proposal to conserve and develop the palace built in European style was approved by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Standing Committee on Wednesday. This conservation project will be taken up under public-private partnership (PPP) mode with a built operate […]
