Falaknuma Palace is one of the finest palaces in Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh India. It belonged to Paigah Hyderabad State and it was later owned by the Nizams. It is on a 32-acre (13 ha) area in Falaknuma 5 km from Charminar. It was built by Nawab Vikar-ul-Umra prime minister of Hyderabad and the uncle and brother-in-law of the Nizam VI Nawab Mir Mahboob Ali Khan Bahadur. Falak-numa means Like the Sky or Mirror of the Sky in Urdu.
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