Hyderabad:

The roof of a balcony in the entrance of the legendary Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad collapsed and fell to the floor on Saturday evening, pursuing large rain in the city.

This is a single of the three balconies in the facade of the palace which is 1 of the preferred sightseeing destinations in Hyderabad. Significant chunks of lime, mortar and some wooden fell to the ground.

“The roof the window with the balcony fell thanks to significant rain but slipping particles did not hurt any passer-by,” law enforcement inspector Ramesh Kotwal reportedly reported.

The balcony was thanks for restoration and restore but the function was put off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Specialists inspected the palace facade for structural security and to propose speedy steps to be taken to cease even further damage in the coming times.

The most important palace structures were being reportedly not afflicted.

The palace of the Nizams of the previous princely point out of Hyderabad, Chowmahalla Palace, as the identify implies, has 4 primary palaces and is a well known tourist attraction. 

Constructed in the 18th century, pretty much 200 several years in the past, the Chowmahalla Palace is said to resemble Shah Palace of Tehran in Iran. It was the seat of the Asif Jahi dynasty and the formal dwelling of the Nizams when they ruled Hyderabad.

The making of the palace is primarily credited to Nizam Salabat Jang in 1790. The palace at first lined 45 acres which extended from the Laad Bazaar on the north of Hyderabad to the Aspan Chowk Highway on the south. Now, the whole remaining space of the palace is close to 12 acres.

The palace was restored by the authorities and was opened to the general public in 2005.