DortheaBye at 18:33, 21 March 2026

2026-03-21T18:33:28Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Errum Manzil
| image = Irrum Manzil.jpg
| image_size = 265 px
| building_type = Royal Palace
| architectural_style = [[Baroque|Indo-European Baroque]]
| structural_system =
| location = [[Hyderabad, Telangana|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| address = Irram Manzil Colony, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Telangana 500082
| completion_date = {{start date and age|1870}}
| opened_date =
| main_contractors =
| architect =
| structural_engineer =
}}

'''Errum Manzil''' or '''Iram Manzil''' is an expansive palace standing in [[Hyderabad]], Telangana, India. It was built around the year 1870 by [[Nawab]] Safdar Jung Musheer-ud-daula Fakhrul Mulk, a nobleman of [[Hyderabad state]]. It is located on top of a hillock off the Khairatabad - Panjagutta road.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/vantage-location-hoary-past/article28454848.ece|title=Vantage location, hoary past|date=2003-11-05|work=The Hindu|access-date=2011-09-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919171301/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/vantage-location-hoary-past/article28454848.ece|archive-date=2019-09-19|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/government-exploring-ways-to-protect-errum-manzil-545384|title=Government exploring ways to protect Errum Manzil|last=Babu|first=Pathan Afzal|date=2019-07-10|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> The Errun Manzil is well known for its Indo-European [[Baroque architecture|baroque style]] of architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sur |first=Aihik |date=2019-06-30 |title=What makes Errum Manzil an iconic structure of Hyderabad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/Jun/30/what-makes-errum-manzil-an-iconic-structure-of-hyderabad-1997397.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Its facades display Doric and Corinthian pilasters, arched windows with verandahs, and a central dome rising above a U‑shaped plan. The palace once included auxiliary stables, a dairy farm, and landscaped gardens, amenities befitting its princely owner.

==History==
The Errum Manzil is likely named after [[Iram of the Pillars|Iram]], a lost city mentioned in the [[Qur'an]] that was said to have lofty pillars.<ref name="q89:6–14">{{qref|89|6-14|b=y}}</ref> The palace was used for royal banquets and other grand events. Later, the palace was taken over by the Government to be used as a records store-house. After some years it was again transferred into the hands of Public Works Department. Presently the land on which the palace is located houses offices of the Engineers-in-chief and the Chief Engineers of the Roads and Buildings and Irrigation/Command Area Development Departments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Errum Manzil |url=https://www.telangana360.com/2023/09/errum-manzil.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Telangana360.com}}</ref>
The [[Government of Telangana]] previously announced that the structure would be razed because of its dilapidated state. There has been a coordinated effort by locals to preserve this historic structure. This structure falls under the B2 category on the list Archaeological Survey of India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/A-glimpse-of-Eden-in-Khairatabad/articleshow/28342097.cms|title=A glimpse of Eden in Khairatabad - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jun/30/what-makes-errum-manzil-an-iconic-structure-of-hyderabad-1997397.html|title=What makes Errum Manzil an iconic structure of Hyderabad|website=The New Indian Express|date=30 June 2019 |access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/will-kcrs-project-bring-down-a-heritage-structure/article28137277.ece|title=Will KCR's project bring down a heritage structure?|last=Somasekhar|first=M.|website=@businessline|date=25 June 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/irrum-manzil-citys-iconic-address-may-be-bulldozed-for-new-assembly/articleshow/69865352.cms|title=Irrum Manzil, Hyderabad's iconic address, may be bulldozed for new assembly|date=June 20, 2019|first=Sunil|last=Mungara|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/240619/petitioners-urge-state-to-restore-errum-manzil.html|title=Petitioners urge state to restore Errum Manzil|last=Parasa|first=Rajeswari|date=2019-06-24|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-06-30}}</ref> Recently, a High Court order made it illegal to demolish the structure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/170919/telangana-high-court-dashes-k-chandrashekar-rao-plan-for-errum-manzil.html|title=Telangana high court dashes K Chandrashekar Rao's plan for Errum Manzil|last=Vamshidhara|first=Vujjini|date=2019-09-17|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
The Errun Manzil is well known for its Indo-European [[Baroque architecture|baroque style]] of architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sur |first=Aihik |date=2019-06-30 |title=What makes Errum Manzil an iconic structure of Hyderabad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/Jun/30/what-makes-errum-manzil-an-iconic-structure-of-hyderabad-1997397.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> During its heyday the palace had over 150 rooms furnished with Louis XVI furniture, nine-hole golf course, polo ground, stable for horses and a dairy farm. The palace was full of [[stucco]] and ornamental works. The palace used to overlook the [[Hussain Sagar]], but this view has now been blocked by other buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-24 |title='Don't demolish Errum Manzil for Telangana Assembly': Heirs of Nawab write to CM KCR |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/dont-demolish-errum-manzil-telangana-assembly-heirs-nawab-write-cm-kcr-104165 |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040422193949/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/05/stories/2003110500050300.htm The Hindu feature]
*[https://archive.today/20130505035149/http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Number/542935 A post on Google Earth Community]
*[https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/jun/20/errum-manzil-to-be-torn-down-for-proposed-telangana-assembly-building-1992705.html Errum Manzil to be torn down for proposed Telangana Assembly building?] Government of Telangana press release

{{Coord|17|25|10|N|78|27|18|E|region:KR-47_type:city(516105)_source:dewiki|display=title}}

[[Category:Heritage structures in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State]]
[[Category:Palaces in Hyderabad, India]]

Errum Manzil - Revision history

DortheaBye at 18:33, 21 March 2026