Palace Library
The library in the living area was built using the neoclassical style with Greek columns and a pediment. Other book cabinets in the living room and bedrooms were specially designed for the rooms.
Almost all its books are with leather bound and large portion of the
books is accented with 22 carat gold. Its collection includes antique
books, western and Indian classics and books on architecture, art,
history, philosophy, economics, and government. Antique books include
collection from as early as the 1700s. These include books by Greek
philosophers, Roman emperors, and European social and political
thinkers.
All key western books on philosophy and government including English and
American constitutional history are part of the library. The list
includes books on the origins of the English Constitution (such as the
Magna Carta) and the American Constitution (such as the Federalist
Papers). Other classics include several editions of “Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire” by Edward Gibbon.
Indian history books consist of books on early India by Arabic and
Chinese travellers and on colonial India by English and Indian authors.
Other books include Indian architecture, Hindu and Buddhist philosophy,
and Telugu history and literature.
Fiction and English literature include books by William Shakespeare,
Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, John Donne, John Milton,
Bernard Shaw, and Anton Chekhov.
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ADDRESS
RAJKAMAL PALACE
Munirabad (Outer Ring Road),
Hyderabad, Telangana 501401.INDIA. -
CONTACT
T: +91 7995511336/37
E: rajkamalpalace@gmail.com