The Heritage Conservation Committee under HUDA was formed by state government in 1981 to retain architectural, historical and social value of buildings. [1] Hyderabad Urban Development Authority has listed almost 160 buildings in Hyderabad in Telangana state as heritage structures. Almost 70% of heritage buildings are in private hands. Heritage structures include buildings, monuments, rock structures etc. [2]
By notifying such structures, Heritage Conservation Committee in collaboration with (INTACH) works to retain their architectural, historical and social importance and tries to convince the owners not to destroy the listed heritage structures lured by the commercial potential of their properties. The buildings are graded as Grade I, Grade II & Grade III. [3] However, experts feel due to lack of support from the state government it has become difficult to preserve the status of these buildings. [4] Various buildings such as Ravi Bar, Adil Alam Mansion, Central Building Division & Devdi Ranachand – Ahotichand have been demolished [5] but the names of these buildings are still being retained in the list. [6]
Following are the list of the heritage buildings in Hyderabad recognized by HUDA. This list is constantly upgraded by HUDA. The buildings proposed by HUDA are to be approved by the state government.( [7] )
Sl. No | Building | Location | Image |
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1 | Adil Alam Mansion, (Deleted from list [8] ). Demolished [9] | Nampally | - |
2 | Afzal Gunj Mosque | Afzal Gunj | |
3 | Air & Land Warfare Building, | Secunderabad | - |
4 | Aiwan-e-Ali | Chowmahalla Palace | - |
5 | Aliabad Sarai | Falaknuma-Charminar main road [10] | -- |
6 | Allahuddins Building | Begumpet | - |
7 | Ameen Manzil. Demolished [11] | Saidabad | |
8 | Amberpet Burj | Amberpet | -- |
9 | State Central Library | Afzal Gunj | |
10 | Andhra Patrika Building [12] | Basheerbagh | |
11 | High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | Hyderabad | |
12 | State Archaeological Museum | Koti | |
13 | Asmangarh Palace | Malakpet | |
14 | Asman Mahal | Lakdi-ka-pool | - |
15 | Azha Khana-e-Zehra | Darulshifa | |
16 | Bai Pirojbai Edulji Chenai Parsi Dharamshala | Secunderabad | - |
17 | Baradari of Nawab Khursheed Jah Bahadur | Hussaini Alam | |
18 | Baitul Ashraf | near Niloufer Hospital | -- |
19 | Baquer Bagh | Saidabad | - |
20 | Bella Vista (Administrative Staff College of India) | Saifabad | |
21 | Bhagawandas Garden Pavilion | Karawan | - |
22 | a) Charkaman; b) Machlikaman c) Kalikaman d) Sher-e-Batil-Ki-Kaman | Charminar | |
23 | Chowmahalla Palace | Hyderabad | |
24 | City College | Madina | |
25 | Secunderabad Clock Tower | Secunderabad | |
26 | Clock Tower Sultan Bazaar | Sultan Bazar | - |
27 | Clock Tower & Ramgopalpet Police Station | James Street | |
28 | Clock Tower Fateh Maidan | Fateh Maidan | |
30 | Clock Tower – Mahboob Chowk | Charminar | |
31 | Dargah Hazrath Shajauddin | Yakutpura | - |
32 | Dargah Nooruddin Shah Gate portion | Nampally [13] | - |
33 | Dargah Syed Shah Mir Mahmood Wali | Bahadurpura | - |
34 | Dargah Yousufain | Nampally | - |
35 | Darush Shifa & Mosque | Dabeerpura | - |
36 | Devdi Akram Ali Khan, Gate Portion | Yakutpura | - |
37 | Devdi Asman Jah | Hussaini Alam | - |
38 | Devdi Bansilal | Begum Bazar | - |
39 | Devdi Iqbal-ud-Doula | Shah Gunj | |
40 | Devdi Imaad Jung Bahadur | Gunfoundry | - |
41 | Devdi Fareed Nawaz Jung | Begumpet | |
42 | Devdi Nawab Shamsheer Jung | Yakutpura | - |
43 | Devdi Maharaja Kishan Pershad Bahadur | Shalibanda Road | - |
44 | Dewan Devdi – Gate Portion | Pathar Gatti | |
45 | Gyan Bagh Palace | Goshamahal | |
46 | Directorate of Industries | Chirag Ali Lane, Abids | |
47 | Errum Manzil | Punjagutta | |
48 | Falaknuma Palace | Falaknuma | |
49 | Gandhi Medical College old building. Demolished [9] | Basheerbagh | - |
50 | Golden Threshold | Nampally Station Road, Abids | |
51 | Hyderabad Public School | Begumpet | |
52 | Jama Masjid | Charminar | |
53 | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | Public Gardens, Nampally | |
54 | Jhamsingh Temple – Gate Portion | Mehdipatnam | - |
55 | Jubilee Hall | Nampally | |
56 | Kaman Chatta Bazar | Darulshifa | - |
57 | King Koti Complex: a) Hospital (old) b) Usman Mansion c) Nazri Bagh . Partially demolished. [9] | Hyderguda | |
58 | British Residency Complex (Women’s College, Koti) | Koti | |
59 | Kishan Bagh Temple | Bahadurpura | |
60 | Lakshmi Paper Mart’s Building | James Street | |
61 | Nizamia Observatory | Panjagutta | |
62 | Maharaja Chandulal Temple | Alwal | |
63 | Mahboob Chowk Mosque | Mahboob Chowk | - |
64 | Mahboob Mansion | Malakpet | |
65 | Malwala Palace – Main Courtyard, Secondary Courtyard & Residential quarters. Demolished. [9] | Charminar | |
66 | Manjhli Begum Ki Haveli. Demolished. [9] | Shali Banda road | - |
67 | Mushk Mahal | Attapur | - |
68 | Moghulpura Tombs | Moghalpura | - |
69 | Mohanlal Malani’s residence | James Street | - |
70 | Monty’s Hotel Demolished. [9] | Parklane, Secunderabad | |
71 | Mosque | near Jhamsingh Temple, Mehedipatnam | - |
72 | Moazzam Jahi Market | Mojam Jahi Market | |
73 | Nanu Bhai G. Shah’s Building | Sultan Bazar | - |
74 | Nizam Club | Saifabad | - |
75 | Nizam College | Basheerbagh | |
76 | Osmania Arts College | Hyderabad | |
77 | Osmania General Hospital | Afzal Gunj | |
78 | Lady Hydari Club | Basheerbagh | - |
79 | Paigah Palace (Vikhar-ul-Umra Palace) | Begumpet | |
80 | Parsi Fire Temple | Secunderabad | |
81 | Prakash Building | Shivajinagar | - |
82 | Princess Esin Women’s Educational Centre | Purani Haveli | - |
83 | Puranapul bridge | Purana Pul | |
84 | Purani Haveli Complex | Pathar Gatti | |
85 | Qila Kohna & Mosque | Saroornagar | - |
86 | Raja Bhagwandas Building | Sultan Bazar | - |
87 | Shahi Jilu Khana (Deleted from list [14] ) | Ghansi Bazaar | - |
88 | Shahi Khilwat Khana | - | - |
89 | Sitaram Bagh Temple | Mangalghat | |
90 | Spanish Mosque | Begumpet | |
91 | St. George's Church, Hyderabad | Abids | |
92 | St. Mary's Church, Secunderabad | Secunderabad | |
93 | St. John's Church, Secunderabad | Marredpally | |
94 | St Joseph's Cathedral, Hyderabad | Abids | |
95 | Shamraj Bahadur - Gate Portion | Shah-Ali-Banda | - |
96 | Vikhar Manzil | Begumpet | |
97 | Victoria Memorial Orphanage | Saroornagar | |
98 | Victoria Maternity Hospital | Asaf Jahi Road | - |
99 | Government Unani Hospital | Charminar | |
100 | Vilayath Manzil | Begumpet | - |
101 | Homeopathic Hospital (Moti Mahal) | Mahboob Chowk, Motigalli | - |
102 | Fakhr-ul-Mulk Tomb | Sanathnagar | - |
103 | Vijay Marie Church | AC Guards, Masab Tank | - |
104 | Puranmal Samadhi | Sitaram Bagh | - |
105 | Hill Fort Palace | Adarsh Nagar | |
106 | D. Lakshmaiah’s residence, | Monda Market | - |
107 | D. Pentaiah’s residence | Monda Market | - |
108 | Sardar Mahal | Moghal Pura | - |
109 | Raza Ali Bungalow | Near Fever Hospital | - |
110 | Façade – Baitul Ghous | Moazzam Jahi Market | - |
111 | Façade – Hifazath Hussain | - | - |
112 | Goshamal Baradari | Goshamahal | |
113 | Prem Chand’s residence | Sardar Patel Road | - |
114 | Shyam Rao Chungi’s residence | Padmarao Nagar | - |
115 | Dilkusha Guest House | Raj Bhavan Road | - |
116 | College of Nursing | Raj Bhavan Road | - |
117 | Yousuf Tekri | Tolichowki | - |
118 | Khusro Manzil. Demolished. [9] | A.C. Guards | |
119 | Devdi Ranachand – Ahotichand, (Deleted). Demolished [9] | Mehdipatnam | - |
120 | Panj Mahalla Demolished. [9] | Lingampally | - |
121 | Parwarish Bagh | Lingampally | - |
122 | Central Bank Building | Koti | - |
123 | Mini Bal Bhavan | Public Garden | - |
124 | Taj Mahal hotel (Old Block), | Abids | |
125 | Ravi Bar, Troop Bazar (Deleted from list by Government and demolished [15] ) | Troop Bazaar | - |
126 | Hyderabad Central Building Division’s office | Moazzam Jahi Market | - |
127 | Roshan Mahal | Moghal Pura | |
128 | Central Co-operative Training College | Nizam College Road | - |
129 | Mahboobia Girls High School & Junior College Madraasa-E-Aliya, | Gunfoundry | |
130 | Reddy Hostel | Abids | - |
131 | Mahal Wanaparthi | Jambagh Road, Mozamjahi Market | |
132 | A. Majeed Khan’s residence | Purani Haveli | - |
133 | Old M.C.H. Office, | Darush Shifa | - |
134 | Greenlands Guest House | Begumpet | - |
135 | Raj Bhavan Old Building | Raj Bhavan | - |
136 | Old Jail Complex | Monda Market Road | - |
137 | St. George's Grammar School Complex | Abids | |
138 | Wesley Church | Secunderabad | - |
139 | Nampally Sarai | Nampally | - |
140 | Bhoiguda Kaman | Mangalhaat | - |
141 | IAS Officers Association | Greenlands, Begumpet | - |
142 | St. Mary's Presbytery | St. Anns School, Secunderabad | - |
143 | Krishna Reddy's Building . Demolished. [9] | Mehdipatnam | - |
In addition to various buildings, INTACH has classified various rock formation under heritage category. [16] [17] These are
Sl. No | Rock structure | Location | Image |
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1 | "Bear’s Nose" | inside Shilparamam, Madhapur | - |
2 | "Cliff Rock" | Jubilee Hills | - |
3 | Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu Lake, | Jubilee Hills | - |
4 | "Monster Rock" | near Film Nagar Jubilee Hills | - |
5 | "Obelisk" | Jubilee Hills | - |
6 | "Mushroom Rock" | inside the University of Hyderabad Campus | |
7 | Rock Park | Old Bombay Road near Dargah Hussain Shah Wali | - |
8 | Sentinel Rock | near Moula-Ali | |
9 | Rocks at Maula Ali's Dargah | Moula-Ali | |
10 | "Toadstool" | next to Blue Cross, Jubilee Hills | - |
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