In photos: A makeover for 200-year-old India heritage building - BBC News

The building, formerly the British Residency in Hyderabad city, is now a women's university.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, World Monuments FundImage caption, The building was commissioned by Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick, the British representative to the court at HyderabadBy Cherylann MollanBBC News, MumbaiAn ambitious conservation project spanning 20 years has helped restore an over 200-year-old colonial building in India.

Restoration of the Telangana Mahila Viswavidyalayam (formerly Osmania University College for Women) in Hyderabad city in the southern state of Telangana was completed this month.

The heritage building was once the residence of Colonel James Achilles Kirkpatrick, the British representative to the court at Hyderabad from 1797-1805 and was later converted into a university.

Over the years the building fell into disrepair due to heavy local traffic, poor maintenance and faulty repairs.

In 2002, the World Monuments Fund (WMF) - a non-profit that champions heritage places in critical need of protection - added the building to its watchlist and launched a 20-year-project to restore it. Sections of the building were restored in phases with funding from WMF and international and local charities and private donors.

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