Public Gardens, Hyderabad
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| photo =A Kiosk in Public garden at Hyderabad.JPG
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| map = India Hyderabad
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| type = urban park
| location = Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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| created = {{start date and age|1846 }}
| operator = Hotriculture Department, Government of Telangana
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Public Gardens also known as Bagh-e-Aam is a historic park located in the heart of the city of Hyderabad, India. It was built in 1846 by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad and is the oldest park in Hyderabad.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/public-garden-turns-a-real-concrete-jungle/article4824000.ece | location=Hyderabad | work=The Hindu | first=J S | last=IFTHEKHAR | title=Public Garden turns a real concrete jungle | date=17 June 2013}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Public-Gardens-to-get-a-makeover/articleshow/54047982.cms|title=Public Gardens of Hyderabad to get a makeover - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/filth-in-public-gardens-raises-a-stink-algae-chokes-water/articleshow/66116234.cms|title=Filth in Public Gardens raises a stink, algae chokes water - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-17}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/queens-gift-to-nizam-is-now-horticulture-office/articleshow/59784815.cms|title=Queen's Gift To Nizam Is Now Horticulture Office - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-17}}
History
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Public Gardens also known as Bagh-e-Aam (Bagheaam) or Bagham. In Urdu "Bagh" means Garden and Aam or "Aam Jana" means "the public" was built in 1846. during the period of the Nizam's. Post-1980 it started being called as Public Gardens.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/homes-and-gardens/public-gardens-hyderabad-spaces/article18483574.ece|title=A bedrock of history|last=Bhavani|first=Divya Kala|date=2017-05-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} The area of the park was {{convert|54|acre|m2}} and included a {{convert|7|acre|m2}} pond. Part of the land was given to the railways for building Hyderabad railway station. A portion of the garden was used to construct Jubilee Hall in 1905 and part of the pond was filled up. Gradually the area occupied by the garden reduced as several buildings such as State Legislative Assembly, State Museum, Jawahar Bal Bhavan, Indira Priyadarshini Auditorium, Lalitha Kala Thoranam, and Telugu University were constructed. A large fountain existing in the public garden lawns since 1937 was demolished in 2019 for celebrating Telangana Formation Day.
{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/230519/hyderabad-fountain-in-public-garden-razed-down.html|title=Hyderabad: Fountain in Public Garden razed down|last=Moin|first=Ather|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|date=2019-05-19|access-date=2024-07-24}}
See also
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