![]() It becomes a must to say that this palace is most graceful of all palaces). (Zeenat Mahal has built a palace unique and incomparable, O Zafar! Shud bar mahal saal e bena een khana e zeenat mahal Kard aye ‘zafar’, zeenat mahal tameer qasr e be badal That was after the empress famously accompanied the emperor to exile in Rangoon.īahadur Shah Zafar’s couplet remains a reminder of the palace’s grandeur The palace later served as one of the many quarters owned by the Maharaja of Patiala. ![]() ![]() The facade of the Zeenat Mahal as seen from the main road As narrated by Basheeruddin Ahmad Dehlawi in his book Waqeyat-e-Dar-ul-Hukumat-e-Dehli, it was spread over a large 4-acre plot with fountains, huge cellars and arched rooms. On 9 June, Hussain directed officials to expedite the construction of 60 new classrooms in addition to the existing 35 rooms at the Zeenat Mahal School, along with orders to strengthen the education system through smart classrooms, multi-purpose halls and modern sports facilities.Ĭonstructed in 1846 on the orders of the beloved wife of Bahadur Shah Zafar, stood a beautiful palace: Haveli Zeenat Mahal. ![]() Now Delhi Food and Civil Supplies Minister and AAP MLA from Ballimaran, Imran Hussain, plans to coat it in a new glory. Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Lal Kuan – or Zeenat Mahal School, as it is called locally – stands as a living memory of the ill-fated last empress of Delhi. ![]()
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