Ritz Hotel (Hill Fort Palace) (Hyderabad)

India / Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad
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Hill Fort Palace was where the younger son of the last Nizam, Prince Moazzam Jah, stayed. It is later known after Ritz Hotel. Built originally by Sir Nizamat Jung, the architectural style was based on the Trinity College in Cambridge where he had studied, and the castles described in the novels of Sir Walter Scott. The building was completed in 1915 and named as 'Hill Fort Palace'.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_Fort_Palace
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Coordinates:   17°24'12"N   78°28'24"E

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  • This fort built Indo-European architectural style was demolished and restructured as Ritz Hotel. This is one of those lost Heritage buildings of Hyderabad.
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