Victoria Memorial Home
| Victoria Memorial Home | |
|---|---|
| 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.
References
- ↑ TNN 24 Feb 2013, 02.17AM IST (2013-02-24). "Manmohan Singh in Hyderabad today – Times Of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
- ↑ Special Correspondent (2013-02-23). "Manmohan to visit Hyderabad blast site today". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-05-16.
External links
Coordinates: 17°21′22″N 78°32′00″E / 17.3561°N 78.5333°E
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