India · 19th century
Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It originally belonged to the Paigah family, and was later owned by the Nizam of Hyderabad. It is on a hillock and covers a 13-hectare (32-acre) area in Falaknuma, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Charminar.
Built by Nawab Sir Viqar-ul-Umra, Prime Minister of Hyderabad state and the uncle and brother-in-law of the sixth Nizam. Falak-numa means "Like the Sky" or "Mirror of Sky" in Urdu. At the time of its completion in 1893, it was the tallest building in Hyderabad.
The palace post renovation carried out in 2010 today is a part of Taj Group and has been renamed as Taj Faluknama Palace.
Text adapted from “Falaknuma Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falaknuma Palace ranks #779 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded 1884 — one of 717 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,575 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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