Aziz Bagh
17°22′25″N 78°29′09″E / 17.373664°N 78.485775°E
Aziz Bagh is a historic residence in Hyderabad, India formerly owned by the scholar and senior civil servant Dr Hasanuddin Ahmed, IAS.[1] Currently the Aziz Bagh main building is occupied by his two sons Shamsuddin Ahmed and Zaheer Ahmed. azizbagh.com It was built in 1899[2] by the Persian and Urdu scholar and poet Aziz Jung Bahadur. In 1997 it was given a Cultural Heritage Award by INTACH, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.[3]
Aziz Bagh is a landmark in the Noorkhan Bazar area of the Old City area of Hyderabad. Its south-facing facade includes a portico with Ionic columns and also shows Gothic Revival influences.[4][5] The interior features polished marble flooring and a collection of Deccani-Islamic heirlooms.[5] The property and surrounding compound cover around 3 acres.[2]
In 2013 it was designated a heritage structure by Hyderabad's Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) agency, along with 14 other structures, upon recommendation by the Heritage Conservation Commission of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ M. Roushan Ali (3 February 2013). "The grand old man of Aziz Bagh". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ a b Sarah Khan (22 January 2015). "Returning to Hyderabad, Once a Land of Princes and Palaces". The New York Times.
- ^ Awards (Heritage Awards Programme) 1997 Archived 22 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine INTACH website
- ^ MIT Libraries Digital Collections
- ^ a b Omar Khalidi (2009), A Guide to Architecture in Hyderabad, Deccan, India (PDF), Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture and MIT Libraries
- ^ "15 more buildings get heritage tag". Times of India. 18 January 2013.
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