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Once known arsenic Devdi Iqbal-ud-Dowla, this palace was portion of a expansive clump built by Paigah nobleman Vicar-ul-Umra on the Musi river, connected the fringes of the Hussainsagar. Today, arsenic a portion of different palace, Devdi Nasir Nawaz Jung, faces demolition, different is being brought backmost to life: the Paigah Palace.
Between 1981 and 2008, the palace analyzable housed the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA) bureau erstwhile the Outer Ring Road was taking shape. The erstwhile undivided Andhra Pradesh authorities acquired it from the Court of Wards, aft paying compensation to the Paigahs. But HUDA officials threw a fit, saying they did not privation to enactment from a spot truthful acold from the city. Between 2008 and 2023, the gathering was transformed into a unafraid installation with bunkers, bullet-proof solid and reinforced facade.
Restoration works nether mode astatine Iqbal ud Dowla Devdi oregon Paigah Palace successful Begumpet, Hyderabad. | Video Credit: SERISH NANISETTI
