Salarjung Museum

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Salar Jung Museum located at Door No. 22-8-299/320, Salar Jung Road, Naya Pul, Darul Shifa, on the southern bank of the Musi river in the city of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Edit

Detail InformationEdit

The museum building in a semicircular shape with 38 galleries, spread on two floors, displays only a part of the original collections. Each gallery is huge and has many artefacts on display including ones dated back to the 17th century.
There are Aurangzeb’s daggers belonging to empress Noor Jehan, emperors Jehangir and Shah Jehan, the turbans and chair of Tippu Sultan, furniture from Egypt, paintings on display. Among the sculptures stands out the world famous statue of Veiled Rebecca by G.B. Benzoni, an Italian sculptor, in 1876. Her beautiful face hazily is visible through a marble but gossamer veil. Equally captivating is a double-figure wood sculpture. It stands before a mirror and shows the facade of a nonchalant Mephistopheles and the image of a demure Margaretta in the mirror. The eastern section is of equal importance with its wide variety of silk weaving and different art forms, including layer wood cutting paintings, porcelain works and many more, dating back to almost 2nd century. The Museum has a famous Quran Collection from around the World in different fonts and designs. The Quran Written with Gold and Silver, There are many more collections of religious books,as well as Arabic Quran. The Salar Jung Museum possesses a good number of clocks collected from different European countries such as France, England, Switzerland, Germany, Holland etc.

Salarjung Museum, Hyderabad inside Viwe

HistoryEdit

Salar Jung Museum is famous for being the third- largest museum in the country, the museum boasts of having the largest antiques collection. Artefacts dating back to the first century can be found here. Established in 1951, the museum was under Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, better known as Salar Jung III. He spent most of his fortune into this museum acquiring priceless artifacts over the years. After his death, in the absence of any heir, the control of his estate along with the museum was taken over by the Indian government and later opened to the public. Personal collections of Salar Jung III, which is famous as the ‘biggest private collection’, are given their rightful place of respect in this museum. The museum was shifted to its current location from Salar Jung’s ancestral home. During the shifting, many of the antiques were stolen. Still whatever remains today is none the less impressive. From Jade daggers belonging to Emperor Jehangir, Noorjahan and Shah Jehan to the wardrobe of Tipu Sultan, you will find a lot of treasures among others on display. If these are not enough, be ready to be mesmerised by the statue of Veiled Rebecca by G.B. Benzoni or listen to the ticking of clocks in unison in the clock room. Another interesting feature is the Quran collection of the museum. In this collection, you will find a Quran made entirely of gold and another one made up of silver. The Indian Parliament has declared the museum an Institution of National Importance.

Must SeeEdit

Must See

Visiting TimeEdit

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Closed OnEdit

Friday

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

Around 2 hours

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : 10 per person for Indians

Kids Rs. : 5 per person for children

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : 150 per person for foreign tourists

Kids Rs. : 5 per person for children

Still Photo Camera Rs. : 50 per person Camera Fee

Video Camera Rs. : N.A

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Sandarshini Inn ; 5-1-482/483/484, Jambagh, Koti, Hyderabad. ; Ph/M – 040 6662 8844 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Typically they charge @ Rs.15/- per kilometer with a min. of Rs.60/4kms. Dott Cabs: 91-40-2424 2424 Easy Cabs: 91-40-4343 4343 Cell Cabs: 91-40-2324 2526 Meru : 91-40-4422 4447

Bus : Telangana state owned buses connect Hyderabad city with all cities in the state and the neighboring states. Hyderabad is a hub of deluxe, super deluxe, A/C and Volvo tourist buses. Hyderabad is connected by these superb buses to many cities, including Bangalore, Chennai, Vishakapatnam and Vijayawada.

Train : Secunderabad, one of the twin cities with Hyderabad, is a major station with the head quarters of Southern Railway. Nampally railway station is well connected to all major railway stations in India. Railway Enquiry : 139, 214

Air : Hyderabad International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Terminal, is well connected to many important cities abroad. Domestic terminal, N T Rama Rao domestic Terminal, connects to all major cities in India. All private air travel providers operate services from Hyderabad. The both airport are located side by side and are located at Begumpet, about 20 km away from the heart of the city. Taxi services cost about Rs 350 from Airport to Hyderabad city.

Others : Auto rickshaws and air-conditioned cabs are available on hire.3 wheelers or .Autos. are fairly popular in Hyderabad. Slightly larger shared-ride 7-seaters will charge by distances, usually Rs.3/- per km. They travel on fixed routes. The smaller .3-seaters. are metered and charge Rs.8/- per km (min. Rs.10/-)