HYDERABAD ( CHOWMAHALLA PALACE )

CHOWMAHALLA PALACE(contd..)

SOUTHERN COURTYARD

• The oldest part of the complex currently under restoration, comprises of the four palaces Afzal Mahal, Mahtab Mahal, Tahniyat Mahal and Aftab Mahal.

• Of these the Aftab Mahal is the grandest of them all and is a two storied building with a European façade of Corinthian columns and a parapet without pediment.

NORTHERN COURTYARD

• The northern courtyard has been painstakingly restored and is now open to the public. The highlights of this area are the Bara Imam - a long corridor of rooms on the east side that once housed the administrative wing. And the Shishe-Alat or quite literally, the shishe or mirror image which was once used as guest rooms for officials accompanying visiting dignitaries.