Purani haveli

Purani Haveli is a palace located in Hyderabad, India. It was the official residence of the Nizam. It was also known as Haveli Khadeem, which means old mansion, was constructed for Sikander Jah, Asaf Jah III (1803–1829) by his father Ali Khan Bahadur, Asaf Jah II.

The Haveli is "U" in shape, with two oblong wings running parallel to each other and the residential palace located perpendicularly in the middle. The main building resembles 18th-century European palaces. A unique feature of this palace is the world's longest wardrobe, built in two levels with a hand-cranked wooden lift(elevator) in place. This occupies the entire length of one wing of the palace.

The palace also houses the Nizam's museum, which is dedicated to the last Nizam of Hyderabad state. Currently the palace is being used as a school and as an Industrial Training Institute ITI

Photos which will help you realise the grandeur of purani haveli

LONGEST WARDROBE IN THE WORLD 

The Nizam, Mahboob Ali Khan was a vain, narcissistic young man fond of dressing well. He was the first Nizam of Hyderabad to start wearing western clothes. But he never wore the same dress twice. As a result, he came to have the largest wardrobe in the world. One full wing of his residence - the Purani Haveli with a length of 176 feet was full of clothes and shoes and other accessories. 

They took 124 almirahs -sixty-four in one row and sixty on the second row atop the first to accommodate them. A hand-operated lift took the Nizam to his wardrobe. It is still there unused. One top hat in a box, two pairs of riding boots, a pair of pumps and one pair of straw slippers was all that I could see of that formidable collection in 1994. The name of the manufacturer was intact on the sole of the pair of shoes. Today only the bare almirahs remain.