Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad
Enjoy our other Blogs - MoAnRa Stories | MoAnRa Speaks "A palace which gave the original a run for its money" by Rajib Deysarkar Often skipped by tourist in favour of its more popular cousin the Faluknama palace, the Chowmahalla palace which was built as a replica of the Shah's palace in Tehran, Iran, was rumored to have surpassed the original in it's grandeur. Recipient of the prestigious UNESCO Asia Pacific Merit award for cultural heritage conservation in 2010, the Chowmahalla Palace whose restoration are still going on, is one of the must to visit tourist spot while you are in Hyderabad. Though the older Southern part of the palace is still undergoing renovation but the Northern courtyard and "Khilwat Mubarak" which is open to public is enough to make you understand the splendor of the palace in it heydays with central fountain and pool and the adjoining greenery and buildings which were mirror image of each other. The "Khilwat...