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Palaces are one of the kind of structures which depict how rich
India has been all along the history. Each of the palace built is unique
and reflect the culture of the place.
Lets know something about Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner, Rajasthan this day.
Named
after his father Maharaja Lall Singh, this beautiful palace was built
by Sir Ganga Singh (1881-1942), Maharaja of Bikaner, between 1902 and
1926.
One of the most impressive palaces constructed, the Lallgarh Place defies the bleak and rugged reality of the harsh Thar Desert around Bikaner.
In 1972, Karni Singh, M.P., the Maharaja of Bikaner, established the Ganga Singhji Charitable Trust. The Maharaja endowed a part of Lallgarh Palace to be used in service of the trust. Two wings were converted into independent hotels with the income from The Lallgarh Palace Hotel, a heritage hotel used to support the trust. Currently, Lallgarh Palace is owned, and the hotel is run, by his daughter Princess Rajyashree Kumari.
The complex was designed by the British architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. Initially, the palace was proposed to be finished within 1 lakh rupees and further reductions in cost were suggested to be made by substituting stucco for carved stone.
But the moment Maharaja Ganga Singh got personally involved in the building exercise, all cost cutting was banished.
This palace architecture is a splendid combination of Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles and can be categorized as the Indo-Saracenic style. The Rajput exterior of Lallgarh Palace contrasts dramatically with the occidental décor within. The intricately dexterous carving on red stone is hall mark of great local craftsman.
The three-storey complex is coated in red sandstone quarried from the Thar Desert. The complex contains the features considered essential for a late 19th-century palace: drawing rooms, smoking rooms, guest suites, several grand halls, lounges, cupolas, pavilions, including a dining room which could seat 400 diners. The complex features magnificent pillars, elaborate fireplaces, Italian colonnades and intricate latticework and filigree work. The Karni Niwas wing houses the darbar hall and an art deco indoor swimming pool.
The Shri Sadul Museum which is located in the west wing of the palace also has the fourth largest private library in the world.
One of the most impressive palaces constructed, the Lallgarh Place defies the bleak and rugged reality of the harsh Thar Desert around Bikaner.
In 1972, Karni Singh, M.P., the Maharaja of Bikaner, established the Ganga Singhji Charitable Trust. The Maharaja endowed a part of Lallgarh Palace to be used in service of the trust. Two wings were converted into independent hotels with the income from The Lallgarh Palace Hotel, a heritage hotel used to support the trust. Currently, Lallgarh Palace is owned, and the hotel is run, by his daughter Princess Rajyashree Kumari.
The complex was designed by the British architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. Initially, the palace was proposed to be finished within 1 lakh rupees and further reductions in cost were suggested to be made by substituting stucco for carved stone.
But the moment Maharaja Ganga Singh got personally involved in the building exercise, all cost cutting was banished.
This palace architecture is a splendid combination of Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles and can be categorized as the Indo-Saracenic style. The Rajput exterior of Lallgarh Palace contrasts dramatically with the occidental décor within. The intricately dexterous carving on red stone is hall mark of great local craftsman.
The three-storey complex is coated in red sandstone quarried from the Thar Desert. The complex contains the features considered essential for a late 19th-century palace: drawing rooms, smoking rooms, guest suites, several grand halls, lounges, cupolas, pavilions, including a dining room which could seat 400 diners. The complex features magnificent pillars, elaborate fireplaces, Italian colonnades and intricate latticework and filigree work. The Karni Niwas wing houses the darbar hall and an art deco indoor swimming pool.
The Shri Sadul Museum which is located in the west wing of the palace also has the fourth largest private library in the world.
So, you have an exotic place to stay now on your visit to Bikaner.
INCREDIBLE BHARATHA
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