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Hyderabad House is a building in New Delhi, India, used by the Government of India for banquets and meetings for visiting foreign dignitaries.It was designed by eminent British architect Edwin Lutyens as a residence for Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad

General information

Construction started

1926

94 years agoCompleted1928

92 years ago

CostGB£200,000 (equivalent to GB£11 million in 2016)

OwnerGovernment of India

Technical details

Floor area8.77 acres (3.55 ha)Lifts/elevators0Design and constructionArchitectSir Edwin Lutyens

Other informationNumber of rooms36

PM Narendra Modi and U.S. President Barack Obama in a meeting in Hyderabad House (2015) and in 2020 Donald Trump and Narendra modi.

History

Hyderabad House was built for Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is situated next to the Baroda House, the erstwhile royal residence of the Maharaja of Baroda and currently the zonal headquarters office of Northern Railways.

After Indian independence in 1947, the palace was taken over by the Indian Government from the Nizam. It is currently used by the Government of India for banquets and meetings for visiting foreign dignitaries. It has also been a venue for joint press conferences and major government events.

Architecture

Spread over 8.77 acres, and built in the shape of a butterfly, in Indo-Saracenic architecture. The entrance hall of the palace, a dome with an entrance hall beneath with symmetrical wings at fifty-five degree angle, is the outstanding feature. It has 36 rooms including a zenana, four of which have now been converted into dining rooms. It is located to the northwest of the India Gate.

With the exception of the Viceroy's House, it was the largest and grandest of all palaces built in Delhi by Edwin Lutyens during 1921-1931. The Nizam’s sons disliked the building, finding it too western in style for their taste and was...

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PM Narendra Modi & HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar held wide-ranging talks at Hyderabad House today.

Both leaders decided to elevate India-Qatar relations to a Strategic Partnership with focus on trade, energy, investments, innovation, technology, food security, culture & people-to-people ties. They also exchanged views on regional and global issues of...

Hyderabad house is one of the finest government guest houses in Delhi. It used to be a part of the AP properties in Delhi, but now it is a separate entity meant to welcome state guests of the country. Pre-Covid visit of President Trump in February 2020 also had its stamp in this palatial house. Centrally located in Delhi, with all modern amenities, this five star house is worth visiting, if one finds an...