SALARJUNG MEUSEUM

Salar Jung Museum is a much lauded tourist place of Hyderabad.This museum is the largest one-man collection of antiques in the world.The objects accumulated by Yusuf Ali Salar Jung, the Prime Minister to the Nizam are of considerable interest for their intrinsic artistic worth.
It is well known throughout the world for its prized collections belonging to different civilizations, dating back to the first century.  It contains 47,000 exhibits from all corners of the world and includes sculptures, wood carvings, religious objects, Persian  miniature paintings, illuminated manuscripts, armor,  weaponry and over 50,000 books.  All this is housed in 36 rooms.  Some of the most famed exhibits are the “veiled Rebecca”, “Mestophiles” and “the Lady with the lamp”. In the jade room one can see the swords, daggers and the clothing of the Mughal emperors and of Tipu Sultan. A children’s section contains toys, puppets and model trains.  The clock room is one of the best galleries with a collection of more than 300 clocks, ranging from sandclock to modern day huge pieces.  The chief exhibits include the tiny pieces set under magnifying glasses to huge and stately grandfather clocks from France, England, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.  Another interesting exhibit is a musical clock with a toy figure of watchman, who pushes open the door every hour in a great hurry, to beat the melodious gong.