Nizam Palace (Kolkata)


Nizam Palace formerly known as "Galstaun Park" is a tier A heritage building on AJC Bose Road in Kolkata, constructed during the early 19th Century, in the year 1933. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, acquired it as his residence in Kolkata from a businessman of Armenian descent Johannes Carapiet also known as J. C. Galstaun. Its former guests were King Edward VIII and the palace was used as a hospital during World War I.

History

J.C Galstaun— constructed this mansion as a mark of love for his wife and named it "Galstaun Park" later in the year 1933 it was sold to the Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, The Nizam initially named it as "Saba Palace" later on it was changed as Nizam Palace.