Victoria Memorial Home
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| Victoria Memorial Home | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Orphanage |
| Architectural style | Hyderabad Deccan |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Opened | 1 January 1903 |
Victoria Memorial Home or Yateem Khana-e-Victoria or Victorial Memorial Home Residential High School is a historic school and orphanage located in Saroornagar in Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana.[1][2] It is on a 70 acre campus.
History
Saroornagar-e-Mahal was a palace constructed in 1901 for the Sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan as his palace, but was donated to the orphanage named after Queen Victoria.
Popular culture
VM Home is used and shown as a villain's den in Telugu and Hindi movies.
Controversy
Eighteen acres of the school's was allegedly sold illegally to a Mumbai based party for 450 crores. When the media reported the transaction, it was cancelled.[citation needed]
References
- ^ TNN 24 Feb 2013, 02.17AM IST (24 February 2013). "Manmohan Singh in Hyderabad today – Times Of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Special Correspondent (23 February 2013). "Manmohan to visit Hyderabad blast site today". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
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External links
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