Laxmi Vilas Palace (Vadodara - Gujarat - India)
(EN) The term Maharaja Palace actually refers to a series of palaces in Vadodara, India, constructed since the Gaekwad family started ruling the Vadodara State. The first one was a building known as the Sarkar Wada. This building, not really a palace, was given up for the Nazarbaug Palace built in old classical style. This once a magnificent building is now in a dilapidated state.
After this the Lakshmi Vilas Palace, an extravagant building of the Indo-Saracenic school, was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of GBP180,000. Major Charles Mant was the architect.
It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built in the nineteenth century and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the Royal Family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda.
Its ornate Darbar Hall, which is sometimes the venue of music concerts and other cultural events, has a Venetian mosaic floor, Belgium stained glass windows and walls with intricate mosaic decorations. Outside of the Darbar Hall is an Italinate courtyard of water fountains. The palace houses a remarkable collection of old armoury and sculptures in bronze, marble & terracotta by Fellici. The grounds were landscaped by William Goldring, a specialist from Kew Gardens. The palace is open to the public and an audio tour is available.
The Palace compound is of over 700 acres (2.8 km2) and houses a number of buildings, particularly the Moti Baug Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. Adjacent to the Motibaug Palace and the Museum is the Moti Bagh Cricket Ground, the offices of the Baroda Cricket Association, and a very rare indoor teak floored tennis court and badminton court (where the All India Badminton Championships were previously held). There are also two clay tennis courts plus a derelict fives court.
The Museum building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children. Today a large number of works of art belonging to the Royal family have been displayed in the museum. The most remarkable of these is the fabulous collection of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda. The collection includes portraits of the Royal family in addition to the paintings based on Hindu mythology for which Raja Ravi Varma was famous.
The Maharaja constructed a miniature railway line, which circled the mango orchard within the palace compound, to take his children from the school to the main Lakshmi Vilas Palace. The train engine was recently refurbished by Ranjitsinh Gaekwad, the current maharaja, and can be seen at the entrance to the Museum.
The palace also boasted a small zoo. The only remnant of the zoo is the pond where a number of crocodiles remain. The Navlakhi (literally meaning of nine hundred thousand) Well, a fine 'baoli' or step well, is 50 metres north of the palace.
In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public. The course was expanded in 2004 into a beautiful course managed by the Gaekwad Baroda Golf Club and now boasts over 300 members. The Motibaug Palace is now the club house for the club, behind which are a large new swimming pool designed by the renowned architect Karan Grover, sauna and gym facilities. Packs of langoors & peacocks can be spotted around the palace compound. The present management of the club have used the old British spelling Lukshmi Vilas Palace instead of the better known Lakshmi Vilas Palace.
Two other palaces in Baroda were the Makarpura Palace, built on the southern outskirts of Baroda which now houses a defence installation and Pratap Vilas Palace, which houses the prestigious Railway Staff College of India.
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Last Memorable Photographs of Nazarbaug Palace - Vadodara
The Nazarbaug Palace is now majorly destroyed. So these are the Last Memorable Photographs of the Palace.
Nazarbaug Palace or Nazar Bāgh Palace is the Gaekwad's royal palace in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India. The Nazar Bāgh Palace' was built in 1871. It has three storeys and is the oldest palace in Baroda.
Laxmi Vilas Palace - Vadodara Gujarat, India
Laxmi Vilas Palace, located in Gujarat, India, is the largest private dwelling, which is 4 times the size of Buckingham palace. Built in 1890, by Maharaja Sayaji rao the third, its named after his wife, Laxmi Bai. With 170 rooms, it took twelve years and 180 thousand Pounds to build it, making it the costliest palace of its times.
A good blend, of both local and foreign materials and workmanship, was used in the construction of the palace. Red sandstone from Agra, blue trapstone from Poona and marbles of Rajasthan and Italy. #LaxmiVillasPalace
The palace front & main porch is grand with several sculptures built in Bronze, Marble & terracotta made by famous Italian artist Fellici. The Carvings on the wall are fine, beautiful & a sight to behold.
The palace compound occupies a spacious 700 acres and also houses Moti Baug palace and Maharaja Fateh singh museum.
The Palace has 3 sections - Ladies quarter in right, main wing for Maharaja in center and Public Area in Left side. The public area is open for visits and an audio guided tour is also available for tourists.
It’s surprising to see that even in those times the palace was built with all the modern amenities like elevators, western plumbing, electric bells, internal telephone systems.
Today the palace stands not only as the symbol of royalty and grandeur, but also as the amazing blend of heritage and futuristic thinking.
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The Laxmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace
It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built till date and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house. It remains the residence of the Royal Family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda.
The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, Moti Baug Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building.
In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh’s grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.
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The Naulakha palace (Gondal - Gujarat - India)
(EN) The Naulakha Palace is the oldest extant palace in Gondal, dating back to the 17th century. It has legendary stone carvings with exquisite jharokhas (balconies), a fabulous pillared courtyard, delicately carved arches, and a unique spiral staircase. The large chandelier-lit durbar hall (court house) witnesses stuffed panthers, gilt wooden furniture, and antique mirrors. The Private palace museum displays an impressive display of silver caskets which were in the services of carrying messages and gifts for Maharajah Bhagwat Sinhji on his silver jubilee as ruler of Gondal.
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Inside the Palace Museum:
The Royal - displays certain personal and ancestral collection of The family in different sections-like glassware, crockery-ware, metal ware, outdoor hunting trophies section, children’s section, music section, spiritual section, family apparel section and family pictures, portraits etc.
There is a 3D picture of the king which changes direction based on your viewing direction.
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Railways. It is situated in a sprawling campus of 55 acres of the Pratap Vilas Palace at Lalbaug, Vadodara. It provides training to all levels of Indian Railway officers, from probationers to General Managers.
The academy was founded in 1930 at Dehradun and then shifted to its present regal sylvan
surroundings at Vadodara, in 1952. It is housed in the Pratap Vilas Palace (built in 1914 AD)
surrounded by lush green lawns and designed by C.F. Stevens in the renaissance style. The
property comprising of 55 acres of garden and wooded land, enlivened by the calls of peacocks and migratory birds, was purchased from the Gaikwads (erstwhile rulers) of Vadodara.
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Administration and Management. Besides initiating probationers of all railway services into
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that was designed by C.F. Stevens. The campus, comprising 55 acres of garden and wooded land enlivened by the calls of peacocks and migratory birds, originally belonged to Gaikwads – the erstwhile rulers of Vadodara
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Laxmi Villas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.
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Laxmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara Gujarat
Lukshmi Vilas Palace, the magnificent residence of the royal family of Baroda was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 with Major Charles Mant as the chief architect.Until the 1860s the family still occupied the old Nazarbaug palace, a tall building with an encrustation of pavilions and kiosks on the roof which the French traveller, Rousselet, found very disquieting: 'The mass of buildings, planted on the summit of an edifice almost entirely of wood, whose foundations were soaking in a damp soil, betokened great audacity on the part of the architects, and still more confidence on that of the king'.
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