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Oil Painting Large size

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General Duncan McLeod the Architect in the court of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah

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Oil Painting Small size

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Clive receiving Dewani from Shah Alam of Delhi by J.A. Roy, Durbar of the Nawab of Ayodhya, The Festival of id-ul-fitr being celebrated in front of Chowk Masjid and  Painting of Katra Mosque

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A medium sized Chandelier

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NORTH-EASTERN ROOM (1st Floor)

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Description

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Oil Painting (including on the Staircase)

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Mary, Cindrella, Flora, and Painting of Bera Festival..etc

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Marble Statue of Venus

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NORTH-EASTERN ROOM (Ground Floor)

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Description

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Oil Painting Landscape

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A Pillar made of Black Stone

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about 21 feet tall

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Crocodile fossil

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about 12 feet in length
4 Old Bamboo 1 about 9 feet in length and 1 feet 6 inches in diameter
5 Marble Statue 2 one is beheaded
6 Canon 1 Used during the Battle of Plassey
 
DURBAR HALL Next Section TOP

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Oil Painting Big Size

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The Durbar of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah

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Marble Flower Vase

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Each being 2 feet in height

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Marble Candle Stand

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Each being 5 feet in height
4 Marble Candle Vase 2 Each being 6 feet in height
5 The Royal Throne 1

Made of Silver with gold decorations, In front of the throne is a big hukka.

6 Victorian Chandelier 1

A very large crystal Chandelier of exquisite workmanship, is suspended in the centre to illuminate the entire hall with ninety six lamps.

 
COMMITTEE ROOM

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Description

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Oil Painting Big Size

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The Durbar of Nawab Nazim Feradun Jah

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A flat Platform for Throne

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Made of Silver

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A Royal Throne

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Made of Silver
4 Sofa 2 with ivory work
5 Sofa with exclusive wood carvings 2  
6 Marble Table 2  
7 Gold framed Mirror 2  
 
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Description

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Oil Painting (including Staircase)

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Among these two are of Queen Victoria

 
SOUTH-EASTERN ROOM (Ground Floor)

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Oil Painting

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Picture of Krishna leela of Navadeep

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90o Angled Mirrors

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One can't see himself in these mirrors

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Canon

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The lower portion of this canon is broken. It is said that Mir Madan (general of Siraj-ud-Doula) died because of explosion of this canon during the battle of Plassey

 
NORTH-WESTERN ROOM (1st Floor)

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Description

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Oil Painting

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among these one is of Artist Herlein

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Chandelier

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PRINCE GALLERY Next Section TOP

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Oil Painting

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Among these one is of prince Wasef Ali Meerza, Prince Nasir Ali, Miran son of Mir Jafar with an Eagle on his arm. Among these three are by Artist Hudson. The speciality of these paintings is that in whatever angle the viewer look at these paintings, it seems that the painting has also changed it's angle.

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Marble top table

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Marble statue

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4 Chandelier 3  
5 Side Table 8  
6 Vase 1  
 
DEWAN GALLERY (NORTH-WEST CORRIDOR)

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Description

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Oil Painting

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Paintings of Nazir Basant Ali, Nazir Darwali Khan, Nazir Aman Khan, Dewan Prasanno Narayen - by Hudson, Dewan Gangadhar Rai and Dewan Janaki Das Pandey and others

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Marble top table

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Glass Vase

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NAWAB GALLERY (NORTH-CENTRAL CORRIDOR)

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Description

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Oil Painting

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Paintings of all the Nawabs Starting from Murshid Quli Khan ( 1704 AD) to Waresh Ali Meerza (1969 AD)

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Marble Table

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Marble Vase

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BRITISH GALLERY (NORTH-EASTERN CORRIDOR) Next Section TOP

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Oil Painting

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Painting of Lord Cornwalis - by Hudson, Buccus and Ariadne, Mr Caul field - By Hutchinson, Major G.H. McGregor - By Hudson, Holy family - By Renaldi.. etc

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Marble Top Table

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Marble Vase

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Each being of Height 2 feet and Width 1 feet
 
LANDSCAPE GALLERY (NORTH-SOUTH CORRIDOR)

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Description

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Oil Painting

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Sea View - By Schotel, The ocean - By M.B. Pratt, Hunting Party - By William Becchey, On The Bosphorus - By D.Temper, Scotch Warrior - By G.Campbell, 30 Years War - By Jorgenson.. and otheres

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Marble Top Table

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3 Metal Statue 8  
4 Chandelier of 5 lamps 3  
 
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Oil Painting

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Painting of Humayun Manzil, 4 paintings of Humayun Jah in Royal Dress, 2 of Feradun Jah, 1 of Humayun Jah in English dress, 1 of Wasef Ali Meerza on horse back, The famous painting Burial of Sir John Mur - By Marshall..others

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Palanquin (Palki)

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Belonging to Zebunnisah
3 Howda 3

One made of Ivory, 2 Made of Silver ( among which one is called Roop Komal Howda, in the shape of Lotus belonging to Nawab Sarafraj Khan)

4 Testing Plates 2

If poisoned food is placed on these plates they automatically crack.

5 Chinese Plates 2  
6 Triangular Table 4  
7 Marble Statue 5  
8 Metal Statue 2  
9 Marble Pillar 8  
10 Chandelier 11 9 of 9 lamps each and 2 of 4 lamps
11 Stuffed Birds Showcase 2 Each containing 19-20 Stuffed Birds
12 Marble Top Table 1 about 8-9 feet in length
13 Ivory Ambari 1  
14 Metal Ambari 8  
15 Showcase 8  
16 Tanzam 1 belonging to Samrat Shah Jahan with exclusive ivory work
17 One Showcase containing fine Ivory work 13  
18 Marble Side Table 8  
 

On the Ground floor there are two feetan Cars ( Cabs )  and Two Motor Cars manufactured by - French Motor Car and Company. These Cars were purchased on 10th September 1914. The second floor has in it the Library containing more than three thousand manuscripts in Arabic, Persian and Urdu and about 12000 books in English, Arabic and Persian languages, a large Album having length about 4ft. breadth about 3ft. and weighing about 20 kg., the Holy Koran written in hand by the famous writer of Bagdad, Haroon-Al-Rashid. However, the most precious collections of this library are the original copy of Ain-E-Akbari and Akbarnamah written by Abul Fazal (court poet of the Great Mughal Emperor Akbar) and a Holy Koran written by Aurangazeb.

 

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