Heritage record
Harem of Talpur Mirs
SindhBuildingProtected
This simple but impressive building inside the Pucca Fort of Talpur period, was built in 1784 during the reign of Mir Fateh Ali Talpur, it consists of a rectangular room with verandah facing south. The room is situated on the first floor and its interior is adorned with floral, geometrical fresco and life scenes, also known as Painted Chamber. The ceiling consists of wooden girders and lacquer work. The exterior of the chamber and the platform bear traces of fresco treatment.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 5667
- Province / territory
- Sindh
- District
- Hyderabad
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Building
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
- Coordinates
- 25.38561, 68.37421 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 1.
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