The Lakshmi Vilas Palace (Gujarati: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 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.[1][2]
| Lakshmi Vilas Palace | |
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 Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture |
| Town or city | Vadodara |
| Country | India |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Chisholm |
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Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹25,00,000).[citation needed]
Overview
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Lakshmi Vilas Palace in 1890 -
Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace, 1890 photograph -
Darbar Hall featuring the "Rajas Throne". -
Darbar hall featuring ornate artwork.
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It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, 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.[1] 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, 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.[3]
In popular culture
editMovies
edit- Prem Rog in 1982
- Dil Hi Toh Hai in 1993
- Grand Masti in 2013
- Sardaar Gabbar Singh in 2016
- Satyaprem Ki Katha in 2023
See also
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- Sayaji Baug, also known as Kamati Baug. It was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1879, on the River Vishwamitri.
- New Palace, Kolhapur of the Bhonsle Chhatrapatis
- Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior of the Scindias
- Rajwada, Indore of the Holkars
- Shaniwar Wada, Pune of the Peshwas
- Thanjavur Maratha palace of the Bhonsles
- Narmada Kothi (Maharajah of Indore Retreat Palace), Barwaha
References
edit- ^ a b HoVB (9 September 2009). "Lukshmi Villas Palace". History of Vadodara - Baroda. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Laxmi Vilas Palace". Vadodara: Udaipur Kiran. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Lukshmi Vilas Palace - Baroda". Gujarat Tourism.
- Grand Masti makers shoot at historical Laxmi Vilas Palace; Hindustan Times
External links
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Media related to Laxmi Vilas Palace at Wikimedia Commons