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{{Infobox building<br />
|name=Saifabad Palace<br />
|image= Saifabad Palace.jpg<br />
|building_type= Royal Palace<br />
|architectural_style=European<br />
|structural_system=<br />
|location=[[Hyderabad]], [[India]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|17.4099|78.4690|display=inline, title}}<br />
| map_type = India Telangana<br />
|completion_date= 1888<br />
|opened = 1940<br />
|status = demolished<br />
|main_contractors=<br />
|architect=<br />
|structural_engineer=<br />
|client = [[Nizam of Hyderabad]]<br />
|owner = [[Government of Telangana]] <br />
|demolition_date = 7 July 2020<ref name=":1" /><br />
}}<br />
'''Saifabad Palace''' was a palace in the city of [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India. Built in 1885 by [[Mahboob Ali Khan]], the sixth [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], it served as the [[seat of government]] for various [[Indian states]] until its demolition in 2020.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=July 8, 2020|first=Syed|last=Akbar|title=Telangana: Glorious Saifabad Palace now a pile of rubble|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/glorious-saifabad-palace-now-a-pile-of-rubble/articleshow/76843828.cms|access-date=2020-08-27|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-07|title=Historic Saifabad Palace is being razed to rubbles|url=https://www.siasat.com/historic-saifabad-palace-being-razed-to-rubbles-1919704/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Saifabad Palace was built in 1888 during the reign of sixth Nizam of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]]. However, when the Nizam went to visit the palace, two local nobles successfully conspired to deter the Nizam from occupying the palace by having a [[Monitor lizard]], a sign of bad luck in his path, cross his path. The Nizam then locked the palace up.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In the 1940s, it was re-opened to house the government of the [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad princely state]] (1910-1948), the [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|state of Hyderabad]] (1948-1956), [[Andhra Pradesh]] (1956-2014) and [[Telangana]] (2014-2020).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Demolition==<br />
In 2011, there was a plan to demolish the palace and build a bigger office in its palace but the plan was shelved after opposition from the people.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hyderabadgreens.org/hcell-activities.html#historic | title = Hyderabad Greens.org - Heritage Cell Activities | access-date = 2011-07-29}}</ref><br />
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In November 2016, [[K. Chandrashekar Rao]], the chief minister of [[Telangana]] proposed demolishing the palace because it was unlucky for reportedly not following the architectural principles of [[Vaastu]]. Rao believed that Telangana will suffer for having the building house its government, and only visits the building for cabinet meetings. Rao asked the state governor to tell [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]], the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh to vacate the building so it can be demolished and replaced with a Vaastu-compliant structure. The demolition was placed on hold after a petition to the [[High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad|Hyderabad high court]] by an opposition legislator.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37843825|title=The 'unlucky' building spooking an Indian minister|date=2016-11-07|newspaper=[[BBC News]]|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=TS|first=Sudhir|date=29 October 2016|title=History disappears in Hyderabad, KCR to tear down century-old palace for Vaastu|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/history-disappears-hyderabad-kcr-tear-down-century-old-palace-vaastu-52105|website=The News Minute}}</ref><br />
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In July 2020, the place was demolished to accommodate a new [[Telangana Secretariat|secretariat]] for the state of [[Telangana]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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