Chowmohalla
My sister, mother, niece and I went sightseeing today to see the Chowmohalla Palace near Charminar. First, a picture of Charminar, the distinctive landmark of my city, Hyderabad.
Chowmohalla is a complex of 4 palaces (which is what its name means) around a spacious courtyard with a fountain/pool in the centre. The largest is the Khilwat, which has a large durbar hall with a marble dais for the seat of the Nizam. The entire durbar hall is lit by 19 Belgian crystal chandeliers. Upstairs they currently have an exhibition of period textiles. We were not allowed to photograph either of the exhibits, but I have a couple of picture of the outside of Khilwat Mahal, front, back and side.
The entire complex is being restored by the Nizam's family, to whom it still belongs. There was also a photography exhibition of photos of the Nizam's family form early last century. We found some smaller interesting details, such as this seal on some fireproof almirahs made in 1857:
and the work on these doors and windows:
Plus, being the flower spotters that we are, we also liked these pink and white hibiscus:
Chowmohalla is a complex of 4 palaces (which is what its name means) around a spacious courtyard with a fountain/pool in the centre. The largest is the Khilwat, which has a large durbar hall with a marble dais for the seat of the Nizam. The entire durbar hall is lit by 19 Belgian crystal chandeliers. Upstairs they currently have an exhibition of period textiles. We were not allowed to photograph either of the exhibits, but I have a couple of picture of the outside of Khilwat Mahal, front, back and side.
The entire complex is being restored by the Nizam's family, to whom it still belongs. There was also a photography exhibition of photos of the Nizam's family form early last century. We found some smaller interesting details, such as this seal on some fireproof almirahs made in 1857:
and the work on these doors and windows:
Plus, being the flower spotters that we are, we also liked these pink and white hibiscus:
posted by MrsFife | 7:11 am
2 Comments:
Please enter the wool competition too!
Just do a bit of research on the properties of it. It is a wonderful fiber and I know you would like it, possibly not for clothing in your climate, but you could make a bag and felt it. In Mongolia they live in yurts made of felt. I have instructions on how to use it without spinning.
Deb
actually, i'm not familiar with kona. i only know of one yarn store on the big island of hawaii, and it's in hilo. it's called "big island bernina and yarn basket" or something like that and it's right next to a KTA supermarket. i'm sure if your sister asks around, though, people would be happy to direct her to the nearest yarn store so she doesn't have to spend several hours driving from kona to hilo.
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