Purani Haveli
Introduction Purani Haveli
Among the tourist attractions of Andhra Pradesh, the innumerable historical and modern structures in the state stand tall. This includes the famous monuments of Andhra Pradesh, which are a major crowd-puller in southern India.
Situated to the southeast of Afzal Gunj Bridge near Dewandevdi, Purani Haveli in Hyderabad is one of the famous monuments of Andhra Pradesh. Renowned for its cultural and historical background, Purani Haveli was the official residence of the Nizam. When the layout of the city of Hyderabad was designed, the ruler of the kingdom, Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah reserved a large estate for the residence of Hazrat Mir Momin, his Chief Adviser and peshwa (Prime Minister), who became a well-known saint and a statesman. The Haveli was constructed on this estate.
The main building of Purani Haveli resembles 18th century European palaces. Although the buildings in the complex were built in the latter half of the 19th century during the reign of the sixth Nizam, Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Bahadur, the auxiliary buildings with spacious courtyards were later added by the seventh Nizam, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur.
The U-shaped Purani Haveli has two oblong wings running parallel to each other, with the residential palace placed perpendicularly in the middle. A unique feature of this palace is the longest wardrobe in the world, occupying the entire length of one wing of the palace. It is built in two levels with a hand-cranked wooden elevator in place.
Located in the stately Purani Haveli is the Nizam's Museum with an interesting collection of gifts and mementos presented to the last Nizam on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations in 1936.
