The Heritage Conservation Committee under HUDA was formed by state government in 1981 to retain architectural, historical and social value of buildings.[1] Hyderabad Urban Development Authority has listed almost 160 buildings in Hyderabad in Telangana state as heritage structures. Almost 70% of heritage buildings are in private hands. Heritage structures include buildings, monuments, rock structures etc.[2]
By notifying such structures, Heritage Conservation Committee in collaboration with (INTACH) works to retain their architectural, historical and social importance and tries to convince the owners not to destroy the listed heritage structures lured by the commercial potential of their properties. The buildings are graded as Grade I, Grade II & Grade III.[3] However, experts feel due to lack of support from the state government it has become difficult to preserve the status of these buildings.[4] Various buildings such as Ravi Bar, Adil Alam Mansion, Central Building Division & Devdi Ranachand – Ahotichand have been demolished[5] but the names of these buildings are still being retained in the list.[6]
Following are the list of the heritage buildings in Hyderabad recognized by HUDA. This list is constantly upgraded by HUDA. The buildings proposed by HUDA are to be approved by the state government.([7])
| Sl. No | Building | Location | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adil Alam Mansion, (Deleted from list[8]). Demolished [9] | - | ||
| 2 | Afzal Gunj Mosque | |||
| 3 | Air & Land Warfare Building, | Secunderabad | - | |
| 4 | Aiwan-e-Ali | Chowmahalla Palace | - | |
| 5 | Falaknuma-Charminar main road[10] | -- | ||
| 6 | Allahuddins Building | - | ||
| 7 | Ameen Manzil. Demolished[11] | |||
| 8 | Amberpet Burj | -- | ||
| 9 | ||||
| 10 | Andhra Patrika Building[12] | |||
| 11 | High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | Hyderabad | ||
| 12 | Koti | |||
| 13 | Malakpet | |||
| 14 | Asman Mahal | - | ||
| 15 | Darulshifa | |||
| 16 | Bai Pirojbai Edulji Chenai Parsi Dharamshala | Secunderabad | - | |
| 17 | Hussaini Alam | |||
| 18 | Baitul Ashraf | near Niloufer Hospital | -- | |
| 19 | Baquer Bagh | - | ||
| 20 | Bella Vista (Administrative Staff College of India) | |||
| 21 | Bhagawandas Garden Pavilion | - | ||
| 22 | a) Charkaman; b) Machlikaman c) Kalikaman d) Sher-e-Batil-Ki-Kaman | Charminar | ||
| 23 | Hyderabad | |||
| 24 | Madina | |||
| 25 | Secunderabad | |||
| 26 | Clock Tower Sultan Bazaar | - | ||
| 27 | ||||
| 28 | Clock Tower Fateh Maidan | |||
| 30 | Charminar | |||
| 31 | Dargah Hazrath Shajauddin | - | ||
| 32 | Dargah Nooruddin Shah Gate portion | Nampally[13] | - | |
| 33 | Dargah Syed Shah Mir Mahmood Wali | Bahadurpura | - | |
| 34 | Nampally | - | ||
| 35 | Darush Shifa & Mosque | Dabeerpura | - | |
| 36 | Devdi Akram Ali Khan, Gate Portion | - | ||
| 37 | Devdi Asman Jah | Hussaini Alam | - | |
| 38 | Devdi Bansilal | - | ||
| 39 | Shah Gunj | |||
| 40 | Devdi Imaad Jung Bahadur | - | ||
| 41 | Begumpet | |||
| 42 | Devdi Nawab Shamsheer Jung | - | ||
| 43 | Devdi Maharaja Kishan Pershad Bahadur | - | ||
| 44 | Dewan Devdi – Gate Portion | Pathar Gatti | ||
| 45 | Gyan Bagh Palace | |||
| 46 | Directorate of Industries | |||
| 47 | Punjagutta | |||
| 48 | Falaknuma Palace | Falaknuma | ||
| 49 | Gandhi Medical College old building. Demolished | - | ||
| 50 | Nampally Station Road, Abids | |||
| 51 | Begumpet | |||
| 52 | Charminar | |||
| 53 | Jawahar Bal Bhavan | |||
| 54 | Jhamsingh Temple – Gate Portion | - | ||
| 55 | Nampally | |||
| 56 | Kaman Chatta Bazar | - | ||
| 57 | King Koti Complex a) Hospital (old) b) Usman Mansion c) Nazri Bagh . Partially demolished. | Hyderguda | ||
| 58 | British Residency Complex (Women’s College, Koti) | Koti | ||
| 59 | Kishan Bagh Temple | Bahadurpura | ||
| 60 | Lakshmi Paper Mart’s Building | |||
| 61 | ||||
| 62 | Maharaja Chandulal Temple | |||
| 63 | Mahboob Chowk Mosque | Mahboob Chowk | - | |
| 64 | ||||
| 65 | Malwala Palace – Main Courtyard, Secondary Courtyard & Residential quarters. Demolished. | Charminar | ||
| 66 | Manjhli Begum Ki Haveli. Demolished. | Shali Banda road | - | |
| 67 | Mushk Mahal | - | ||
| 68 | Moghulpura Tombs | - | ||
| 69 | Mohanlal Malani’s residence | - | ||
| 70 | Monty’s Hotel Demolished. | |||
| 71 | Mosque | near Jhamsingh Temple, Mehedipatnam | - | |
| 72 | Mojam Jahi Market | |||
| 73 | Nanu Bhai G. Shah’s Building | - | ||
| 74 | Saifabad | - | ||
| 75 | ||||
| 76 | Hyderabad | |||
| 77 | ||||
| 78 | - | |||
| 79 | Paigah Palace (Vikhar-ul-Umra Palace) | Begumpet | ||
| 80 | Secunderabad | |||
| 81 | Prakash Building | Shivajinagar | - | |
| 82 | Princess Esin Women’s Educational Centre | - | ||
| 83 | Puranapul bridge | Purana Pul | ||
| 84 | ||||
| 85 | Qila Kohna & Mosque | - | ||
| 86 | Raja Bhagwandas Building | - | ||
| 87 | Shahi Jilu Khana (Deleted from list [14]) | Ghansi Bazaar | - | |
| 88 | Shahi Khilwat Khana | - | - | |
| 89 | Mangalghat | |||
| 90 | Begumpet | |||
| 91 | Abids | |||
| 92 | Secunderabad | |||
| 93 | ||||
| 94 | ||||
| 95 | Shamraj Bahadur - Gate Portion | Shah-Ali-Banda | - | |
| 96 | Vikhar Manzil | Begumpet | ||
| 97 | ||||
| 98 | Asaf Jahi Road | - | ||
| 99 | Charminar | |||
| 100 | Begumpet | - | ||
| 101 | Homeopathic Hospital (Moti Mahal) | Mahboob Chowk, Motigalli | - | |
| 102 | Fakhr-ul-Mulk Tomb | - | ||
| 103 | AC Guards, Masab Tank | - | ||
| 104 | Puranmal Samadhi | Sitaram Bagh | - | |
| 105 | Adarsh Nagar | |||
| 106 | D. Lakshmaiah’s residence, | - | ||
| 107 | D. Pentaiah’s residence | - | ||
| 108 | Moghal Pura | - | ||
| 109 | Raza Ali Bungalow | Near Fever Hospital | - | |
| 110 | Façade – Baitul Ghous | - | ||
| 111 | Façade – Hifazath Hussain | - | - | |
| 112 | ||||
| 113 | Prem Chand’s residence | Sardar Patel Road | - | |
| 114 | Shyam Rao Chungi’s residence | - | ||
| 115 | Raj Bhavan Road | - | ||
| 116 | Raj Bhavan Road | - | ||
| 117 | Yousuf Tekri | - | ||
| 118 | Khusro Manzil. Demolished. | |||
| 119 | Devdi Ranachand – Ahotichand, (Deleted). Demolished | Mehdipatnam | - | |
| 120 | Panj Mahalla Demolished. | - | ||
| 121 | Parwarish Bagh | Lingampally | - | |
| 122 | Central Bank Building | - | ||
| 123 | Mini Bal Bhavan | Public Garden | - | |
| 124 | Taj Mahal hotel (Old Block), | |||
| 125 | Ravi Bar, Troop Bazar (Deleted from list by Government and demolished[15]) | Troop Bazaar | - | |
| 126 | Hyderabad Central Building Division’s office | - | ||
| 127 | Moghal Pura | |||
| 128 | Central Co-operative Training College | Nizam College Road | - | |
| 129 | Mahboobia Girls High School & Junior College Madraasa-E-Aliya, | |||
| 130 | Reddy Hostel | - | ||
| 131 | Mahal Wanaparthi | Jambagh Road, Mozamjahi Market | ||
| 132 | A. Majeed Khan’s residence | Purani Haveli | - | |
| 133 | Old M.C.H. Office, | Darush Shifa | - | |
| 134 | - | |||
| 135 | Raj Bhavan | - | ||
| 136 | Old Jail Complex | - | ||
| 137 | St. George's Grammar School Complex | Abids | ||
| 138 | Wesley Church | Secunderabad | - | |
| 139 | - | |||
| 140 | Bhoiguda Kaman | - | ||
| 141 | IAS Officers Association | - | ||
| 142 | St. Mary's Presbytery | - | ||
| 143 | Krishna Reddy's Building . Demolished. | - |
In addition to various buildings, INTACH has classified various rock formation under heritage category.[16] [17] These are
| Sl. No | Rock structure | Location | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bear’s Nose" | inside Shilparamam, Madhapur | - | |
| 2 | "Cliff Rock" | - | ||
| 3 | Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu Lake, | Jubilee Hills | - | |
| 4 | "Monster Rock" | near Film Nagar Jubilee Hills | - | |
| 5 | "Obelisk" | - | ||
| 6 | "Mushroom Rock" | inside the University of Hyderabad Campus | ||
| 7 | Rock Park | - | ||
| 8 | Sentinel Rock | |||
| 9 | Rocks at Maula Ali's Dargah | |||
| 10 | "Toadstool" | - |