A royal entourage leading a cart with guests arrive at the Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad. The palace's construction started in 1884 and was completed in 1893. It was first occupied by the ...

Falaknuma last hosted a formal guest in 1951, when India's President Dr Rajendra Prasad visited the palace. Fall From The Firmament Then, it fell into disrepair.

When the palace was being turned into a hotel, and no stone was left unturned to ensure that the future of Falaknuma was as regal as its past, one of the conditions laid down, it is said, by the ...

A 40-minute drive from the Hyderabad airport brought us to the gatehouse of the Falaknuma Palace. There, we were ushered into a horse-drawn carriage for the short ride uphill to the main entrance.

Taj Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad, India - hotel review. Live like a royal, says Mallika Basu. Mallika Basu. 2 August 2016. COMMENTS. Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and ...

Travel Agent is still spinning over our very indulgent stay at the Taj Falaknuma Palace, the newest palace hotel from Taj Hotels in Hyderabad, India. There's luxury, and then there's Falaknuma. A ...

Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, Telangana, was once one of the world's most coveted addresses. The 132-year-old palace was completed in 1893, originally built by Nawab Viqar-ul-Umra.