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{{Short description|Building in New Delhi, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox building
|name = Hyderabad House
|image = Prime Minister Narendra Modi with British Prime Minister Theresa May at Hyderabad House.jpg
|caption = Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British Prime Minister Theresa May at the Hyderabad House (2016).
|construction_start_date = {{start date and age|1926}}
|completion_date = {{start date and age|1928}}
|number_of_rooms = 36
|elevator_count = 0
|cost = {{£|200,000}} (equivalent to {{£|{{Inflation|UK-GDP|0.2|1928|fmt=c|r=0}}}} million in {{Inflation-year|UK-GDP}}){{Inflation-fn|UK-GDP}}
|floor_area = {{convert|8.77|acre}}
|architect = [[Sir Edwin Lutyens]]
|engineer =
|main_contractor =
|developer =
|owner = [[Government of India]]
|operator =
|references =
}}
[[File:President Obama and Prime Minister Modi in an expanded bilateral meeting at Hyderabad House.jpg|thumb|[[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Narendra Modi]] and [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]] in a meeting in Hyderabad House (2015)]]
'''Hyderabad House''' is an [[official residence]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. It is the [[State Guest House]] of the [[Prime Minister of India]].<ref name="ITDC">{{cite web |title=Hyderabad House |url=https://itdc.co.in/hyderabad-house/ |website=India Tourism Development Corporation - The Ashok Group of Hotels |access-date=17 December 2022 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217072635/https://itdc.co.in/hyderabad-house/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is used by the [[Government of India]] for [[banquet]]s, and as a venue for meetings with visiting foreign dignitaries.<ref>{{cite news|last=NAYAR|first=K.P.|title=Ties too big for Delhi table - Space dilemma mirrors growth in Indo-US relationship|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110718/jsp/frontpage/story_14253175.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411222620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110718/jsp/frontpage/story_14253175.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|access-date=13 December 2013|newspaper=telegraphindia.com|date=18 July 2011}}</ref> It was designed by [[British people|British]] architect Sir [[Edwin Lutyens]] as a residence for [[Mir_(title)|Mir]] [[Osman Ali Khan]], the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |title=Of princes, palaces and plush points |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/of-princes-palaces-and-plush-points/story-mKjxnswBZVzbKMinScJsvK.html |access-date=2019-09-29 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2011-06-08 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929151956/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/of-princes-palaces-and-plush-points/story-mKjxnswBZVzbKMinScJsvK.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/stories-behind-the-royal-abodes/article8203558.ece|title = Stories behind the royal abodes|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 7 February 2016|last1 = Smith|first1 = R. V.|archive-date = 8 November 2020|access-date = 29 September 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108103000/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/stories-behind-the-royal-abodes/article8203558.ece|url-status = live}}</ref>

==History==
Hyderabad House was built for [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], the last ruling [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]. It is situated next to the [[Baroda House]], the erstwhile royal residence of the [[Maharaja of Baroda]] and currently the zonal headquarters office of [[Northern Railways]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/delhi-durbarnizam-india-gate-game-of-thrones-2773342/|title=Game of Thrones|last=Varghese|first=Shiny|date=April 28, 2016|website=Indian Express|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-date=4 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504192222/http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/delhi-durbarnizam-india-gate-game-of-thrones-2773342/|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Indian independence in 1947, the palace was occasionally used by the [[Nizam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nizam's Delhi visit in 1952|url=https://www.album-online.com/detail/fr/MzUwZmE0MA/nizam-richest-man-world-visits-new-delhi-first-years-guards-alb5455416|access-date=15 May 2024|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515073836/https://www.album-online.com/detail/fr/MzUwZmE0MA/nizam-richest-man-world-visits-new-delhi-first-years-guards-alb5455416|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 1974, Hyderabad House has been under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of External Affairs, India | Ministry of External Affairs]], and is used for [[state visit]]s, [[banquet]]s and meetings for visiting foreign dignitaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad House, New Delhi, by E. L. Lutyens|url=https://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/lutyens/13.html|access-date=15 May 2024|archive-date=15 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515073839/https://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/lutyens/13.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=NAYAR|first=K.P.|title=Ties too big for Delhi table - Space dilemma mirrors growth in Indo-US relationship|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110718/jsp/frontpage/story_14253175.jsp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411222620/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110718/jsp/frontpage/story_14253175.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 April 2013|access-date=13 December 2013|newspaper=telegraphindia.com|date=18 July 2011}}</ref> It has also been a venue for joint press conferences and major government events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Samal |first=Itishree |date=20 January 2013 |title=Hyderabad is also the convention hub of India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hyderabad-is-also-the-convention-hub-of-india-111031500064_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005160504/https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/hyderabad-is-also-the-convention-hub-of-india-111031500064_1.html |archive-date=5 October 2023 |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Russian President Vladimir Putin in India for one day summit - India-Russia joint press conference |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nation-world/russian-president-vladimir-putin-in-india-for-one-day-summit/delegation-level-meeting-at-hyderabad-house/slideshow/45476116.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

== Architecture ==
Hyderabad House is spread over 8.2 acres and built in the shape of a [[butterfly]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandhu |first=Nehchal |date=16 January 2025 |title=Making short shrift of palaces that stood tall |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/making-short-shrift-of-palaces-that-stood-tall-124049/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Tribune}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rajeev |first=M. |date=12 August 2019 |title=Celebrating 100 years: The tale of Delhi's iconic Hyderabad House |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/celebrating-100-years-the-tale-of-delhis-iconic-hyderabad-house/article28985665.ece |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=The Hindu |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The entrance hall of the palace, a [[dome]] with an entrance hall beneath with [[symmetrical]] wings at fifty-five degree angle, is one of the features.<ref name=":0" /> The building has 36 rooms, which includes four for the [[zenana]].<ref name=":1" /> Hyderabad House is located near the [[India Gate]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tiwari |first=Ananya |date=15 May 2021 |title=Delhi: IGNCA building to take cues from neighbour |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-ignca-building-to-take-cues-from-neighbour-7315581/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 April 2016 |title=Game of Thrones |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/delhi-durbarnizam-india-gate-game-of-thrones-2773342/ |access-date=16 April 2025 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref>

With the exception of the [[Viceroy's House]], it was the largest and grandest of all the royal palaces built in Delhi by Edwin Lutyens during 1921–1931.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Sharma |first=Manoj |date=8 June 2011 |title=Of princes, palaces and plush points |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/of-princes-palaces-and-plush-points/story-mKjxnswBZVzbKMinScJsvK.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203195104/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/of-princes-palaces-and-plush-points/story-mKjxnswBZVzbKMinScJsvK.html |archive-date=3 December 2024 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The Nizam’s sons disliked the building, finding it too western in style for their tastes and was seldom used by them.<ref name=":0" />

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Hydpmsingapore.jpg|PM Modi with PM [[Lawrence Wong]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[List of official residences of India]]
* [[Jodhpur House]]
* [[Jaipur House]]
* [[Bikaner House]]
* [[Baroda House]]
* [[Patiala House]]
* [[Dholpur House]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Bhowmick |first=Sumanta K |date=2016 |title=Princely Palaces in New Delhi |location=Delhi |publisher=Niyogi Books |pages=264 |isbn=978-9383098910 }}
* ''Delhi'' By Patrick Horton, Hugh Finlay {{ISBN|1-86450-297-5}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct52007/realty2007100428721.asp Deccan Herald feature]
*[https://www.panoramio.com/photo/5403445 Panoramio photo]
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[[Category:Official residences in India]]
[[Category:Hyderabad State]]
[[Category:Government buildings in Delhi]]
[[Category:Royal residences in Delhi]]
[[Category:Works of Edwin Lutyens in India]]
[[Category:Palaces of Nizams of Hyderabad]]
[[Category:State guesthouses]]

Hyderabad House - Revision history

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