Monty’s Hotel, Secunderabad
| Montgomery Hotel & Bar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1880 |
| Street address | 108, Sarojini Devi Road |
| City | Secunderabad |
| County | India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 17°26′31″N 78°29′24″E / 17.4418242°N 78.4898901°E |
| Reservations | No |
| Other locations | No |
Monty's Hotel or Montgomery Hotel & Bar was established in 1880s at Parklane. The hotel and bar was patronised by British Officers posted in Secunderabad.[1] The hotel has gothic traceried windows, steep pitched roofs with wooden bracings and an imposing European facade.Monty's Bar is a local landmark. Presently only the bar is functional.[2] Monty's Hotel was declared as Grade IIb heritage structure by HUDA.[3] Presently the hotel is in a dilapidated condition and poorly maintained. There was a proposal in 2009 by state government to delist it from list of Heritage structures and demolish it[4] . However, this was stayed by AP High Court[5]
References
- ↑ "'Bridging two cultures'". May 2008. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
- ↑ Heritage Capital Hyderabad
- ↑ http://www.hyderabadgreens.org/hcell.html
- ↑ "State rejects pleas to protect heritage". The Hindu. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ↑ "'High Court stays demolition of Monty's'". The Hindu. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
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