British Residency, Hyderabad

Koti Residency
Koti Residency
	Front façade of the Koti Residency
General information
Type	Ambassadorial residence
Architectural style	Palladian
Location	Hyderabad, India
Coordinates	17°23′01″N 78°29′05″E / 17.3837248°N 78.4847522°E
Current tenants	University College for Women, Koti
Completed	Circa 1805
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Samuel Russell

Koti Residency or British Residency or "Hyderabad Residency" is an opulent mansion built by James Achilles Kirkpatrick in the princely state of Hyderabad. Kirkpatrick was British Resident of Hyderabad between 1798 and 1805. Today it is part of the Osmania University College for Women and has been converted into a museum. It can be visited with prior online booking.^[1]

The building with its classical portico is in the style of a Palladian villa and is similar in design to its near-contemporary in the United States, the White House. It features in the 2002 William Dalrymple book White Mughals. The house was designed by Lieutenant Samuel Russell of the Madras Engineers and construction began in 1803.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Datta, Rangan (4 February 2024). "A visit to Hyderabad's British Residency — home of the White Mughal". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[Rangan-1] Datta, Rangan (4 February 2024). "A visit to Hyderabad's British Residency — home of the White Mughal". The Telegraph. My Kolkata. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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