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Salar Jung Museum

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

4.7 (0)

Overview

One man's stupendous collection — 43,000 objects from the Veiled Rebecca to Aurangzeb's sword, amassed by Salar Jung III on the Musi's bank.

Why visit: India's greatest single-collector museum; the musical clock crowd is a ritual.

Things to do

›Veiled Rebecca
›Musical clock at the hour
›Jade and manuscripts galleries

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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round

Entry fee

₹50

Hours

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM (closed Fri)

Est. budget

₹200–500

Duration

Half day

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