Falaknuma Palace

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.

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Falaknuma Palaceは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界512位（全3,734件中）、インドの102件では29位にランクされています。1884年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の5%より古い城です（19世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の267件のひとつ）。インドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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