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The Osmania University in Hyderabad is one of the most ancient and is one of the oldest and the most esteemed institutions of learning in India. This feted educational institution was set up in the year 1018 and was named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad - Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. This University has boasts of its best records for academic excellence. The arts college building itself is famous for its architectural design. The beautiful building of Osmania Arts College is situated amid a scenic setting of trees and can be easily reached by a five km drive from the heart of the city of Hyderabad. The arts college building with a height of 2.5-lakh square foot forms the core centre of the university campus and encompasses about 1,500 acres of the campus area. This centre with its far-famed status is undoubtedly the frequently visited by the tourists or visitors to Hyderabad. The Osmania Arts College building is truly an architectural beauty and is a wonderful instance of secularism in India as the building architecture combines the architectural styles of both-the Hindu Temple styles as well as the style of the Saracenics. Apart from this the building is adorned by various motifs that reflect the architectural forms and styles of the Arabic, Muslim and Gothic school of architecture. This awe-inspiring colossal granite edifice was the exponent of the skilled work of the renowned architects like Ali Raza and Zain Yar Jung. Prior to the construction, the building site was chosen by Sir Patric Geedes and the structure was laid by the Belgian architect Jasper. Another distinguishing feature of the architecture of the famous building is that the pink shaded granite of which the Osmania Arts College building is made was quarried from the campus region. The intricate architecture in the interior of this Osmania Arts College building represents one of the best styles of Hindu architecture.
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