Bund, Miralum Tank, 1902-03, Hyderabad - Ancient Photos


Photograph of the Bund, Mir Alam Tank, Hyderabad, from the Macnabb Collection (Col James Henry Erskine Reid): Album of Indian views taken in c.1902-03. The Mir Alam Tank was built by French engineers and named after Mir Alam, the prime minister from 1804-1808. It shows impressive engineering with 21 arches holding over 20.7 square km (8 square miles) of water. 

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