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AWARDS
( Heritage Awards Programme) 2002 |
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All nominations
received are screened by a Committee of which
Shri Sajjad Shahid a well known builder and member
Core Committee INTACH Hyderabad is the Convenor,
and the Co-Convenor is Smt.P.Anuradha Reddy –
Member Core INTACH Hyderabad, a prominent Social
Worker and President, Society for Preservation
of Environment and Quality of Life (SPEQL) and
Shri Shankar Narayan a noted architect is a member.
After visiting the buildings etc., nominated,
they short-list 24 buildings, gardens, water bodies
etc., deserving of the Award, which list is placed
before a Judges Panel.
This year the Judges Panel comprises a noted
architect from outside Hyderabad Shri. E.F.N.Ribeiro
– Director AMDA New Delhi and Shri Anwar
Aziz, a very well known architect of Hyderabad.
the Panel visits the short-listed buildings
etc., and determines which 6 of these 24 short-listed
nominations deserve to be given the Awards.
Tha Annual INTACH Heritage Award is given away
every year on April 18 coinciding with “World
Heritage Day”. On this occasion, a Heritage
Annual is also released which highlighs some
facets of the Heritage of Hyderabad.
The “VII INTACH Heritage Awards Function”
was held on 18.4.2002. The Award winning Heritage
structures were:
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AFZAL
MAHAL OF CHOW MOHALLA COMPLEX
Located near Charminar, in the
old city of Hyderbad, Afzal Mahal is a part
of the Chow Mohalla (Four Palaces) Complex.
The complex built around 1750 served as
the seat of the King after the Asaf Jahi
capital was shifted to Hyderabad. Using
the existing structures and materials of
an earlier Qutub Shahi Palace, the Nizam’s
Official residence has been constantly remodelled
and additions made over the years. Afzal
Mahal, acquired its classical European look
during the reign of Vth Nizam, Nawab Afzal
ud Dowla (1857 – 69). This architectural
style could be the result of an increased
interaction between Europeans and Hyderabad
nobility.
After a long period of neglect, this
beautiful architectural environment has
been taken up for restoration. The Nizam’s
private Estate has commissioned a major
conservation project to restore Chow Mohalla
to its original glory. This professional
exercise in conservation under the guidance
and supervision of competent experts in
the field testify to the keen interest
of the owners in preserving an outstanding
example of built heritage.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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MUSA
BURJ, GOLCONDA FORT
Located near the Makkai Darwaza
of Golconda Fort, the Musa Burj is a decagon
of which six sides are visible. It rises
sixty feet high. Built of huge granite blocks
firmly cemented together, the three-storeyed
structure is surmounted by canons including
the “AZDHAKA PAIKAR” (dragon
body), one of the four famous guns used
by Aurangzeb during his Deccan campaign.
Two inscriptions on the Burj, one in
Persian and the other in Telugu record
the battle in 1656 and the events thereafter.
Golconda Commander Musa Khan was ordered
by the King to reinforce this vulnerable
part of the fort’s defences. Master
Mason Dharam Char executed this masterpiece
and added a moat to prevent mining of
the defences.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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RANG
BAGH
Located in Nanakram Guda, off the
Old Bombay Highway, this ensemble of buildings
owned by the Pitti family is a complex of
temples and other structures, more than
350 years old. It is presently administered
by a trust created by Shri Pannalal Pitti,
son of Late Raja Bahadur Sir Bansilal Pitti
and is at present headed by Shri Badrivishal
Pitti. The complex is a study in synthesis
as there is clear evidence of continuous
building activity over the years. One approaches
the ensemble through a straight path flanked
by a pair of guard houses remarkably similar
to the Habshi Kaman at Golconda albeit on
a considerably reduced scale. To the left
is a rectangular block, which initially
was built, in the traditional Kakatiya style
of some columns, lintels and solid stone
slabs for roofing. At a later date this
colonnade was incorporated into walls created
by blanked arches to create closed quarters.
The arches and finishing is a blending of
Qutub Shahi and Mughal elements.
Opposite to this structure is a fairly
new high shed which houses the ancient
5 – storeyed 35 feet high extensively
decorated wooden chariot which is drawn
by the devotees during the 8 day annual
Brahmotsavam. Just before the first gateway
of the main temple complex is a courtyard
to the left which is enclosed by an open
stone colonnade and is probably the oldest
unchanged structure in the ensemble. A
magnificent Baobab tree almost as huge
as the famous Hathyan Tree in the Naya
Quila, Golconda Fort provides further
proof of the complex dating back to the
Qutub Shahi times.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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MALANI
RESIDENCE
Located at Begumpet, the Malani
residence belongs to a family, which has
a rich history of philanthropy and commissioning
of remarkable buildings over the centuries.
Seth Dewan Bahadur Ramgopal, the scion of
the Malani family was a pioneering industrialist
and renowned philanthropist. His name lives
on in the DBR Mills, and Ramgopal Pet. He
also has the distinction of financing a
number of religious and public works like
the Clock Tower of Ramgopal Pet Police Station
the belfry of St.John’s Church and
the now demolished pavilion in the Fateh
Maidan. As part of the Nizam’s Jubilee
celebrations, Seth Ramgopal spearheaded
the drive to raise public contributions
for the construction of the Town Hall (present
Legislative Assembly) building.
The Begumpet residence constructed in
1936 is a prime example of the Osmanian
period of Hyderabad’s architectural
history when a multitude of styles flourished.
This Spartan two-storeyed structure is
composed of straight lines and sharp angles.
In spite of an absence of any decoration
and the rigid adherence to a straight
line, a square and rectangle theme, the
building is a treat to the eye. This is
most probably the result of a reaction
to the sweeping curves, circular openings
and a complete absence of sharp edges,
which were the guidelines for the “Art
Décor” and its derivative
“German Design” which dominated
Hyderabad in the 1930’s and 1940’s.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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ALL
SAINTS’ CHURCH
Located near Trimulgherry, in the
Cantonment area, the All Saints’ Church
was constructed in 1860, and is a fine example
of the Gothic style. An imposing structure
with a multitude of spires and turrets,
a soaring tower like belfry, the church
is built on an imposing scale. It was the
first permanent structure of the Trimulgherry
entrenchment.
It also boasts of stained glass windows
depicting “Jesus carrying the cross
to Calvary” which is dedicated to
the memory of Edward Dawson, Lieutenant
of the Royal Artillery and dated 1884.
Sixteen memorial tablets along the wall
and a medium sized organ are some of the
antique possessions.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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GUNROCK
Located close to Secunderabd Club
area, the outcrop of rocks near Trimulgherry
came to be known as Gun Rock after the Secunderabad
Contingent mounted a cannon to protect their
first permanent settlement in the area of
Trimulgherry, Bowenpalli and Bolarum in
1836. Increased demand for water both by
the armed forces whose numbers increased
and the local residents especially in the
General Bazaar area which witnessed a spurt
in population by the lucrative business
opportunities, necessitated search for alternate
sources of water supply. Gun Rock proved
ideal to locate a reservoir fed by waters
from Jeedimetla and Hashmathpet. This ensured
an independent and reliable supply via gravity
flow.
Sensitive to the imposing rock formation
and the opportunity to provide an impressive
testimonial to British Engineering, the
builders of Gun Rock tank modelled their
structure on the lines of a classical
Castle-Fort. To the uninitiated, the Gun
Rock tank would appear an imposing and
impregnable fortification. Reached by
two independent stairways in granite masonry,
the tank is a squat and heavy structure
with corner turrets and a Gothic rampart
like parapet. The final ascent to the
tank top is by cantilevered stone steps
jutting out of a side of the structure.
Image Courtesy : Ms. Anuradha Reddy
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