Bella Vista, Hyderabad

Bella Vista, Hyderabad

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building_name=Bella Vista


building_type=Royal Palace
architectural_style=French
structural_system=
location=Hyderabad, India
completion_date=1910
opened =
main_contractors=
architect=French Architect
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Bella Vista, Hyderabad is a royal palace of the Nizam built in the year 1910.

Bella Vista is the Indo-European building standing on a ten-acre verdant campus. The building's French architect christened it as Bella Vista, meaning "beautiful sight", since it overlooks the Hussain sagar lake.

It is located at Saifabad suburb. It was modeled on the Henley-on-Thames of England.

History

It was in this palace that the heir apparent to the masnad (throne) of Hyderabad, Prince of Berar, Nawab Mir Himayat Ali Khan, Azam Jah Bahadur, the elder son of the Seventh Nizam, Mir Osman Ali Khan, stayed. [ [http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/02/25/stories/2004022500270300.htm The Hindu feature on the Palace] ]

It now houses the Administrative staff college of India.

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