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City Palace Udaipur
Maharana Udai Singh II multi-palace granite & marble complex overlooking Lake Pichola....
Royal Palaces of India
The definitive architectural atlas documenting 125 monumental princely seats, lake pavilions, durbar halls, and royal mahals across India.
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Lake Palace Jag Niwas
1746 marble island pleasure palace in Lake Pichola built by Maharana Jagat Singh II....
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Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur
World's largest private residence, Art Deco golden Chittar sandstone masterpiece by Henry Vaughan Lanchester....
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City Palace Jaipur
Sawai Jai Singh II royal complex housing Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, and colossal silver gangajalis....
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Hawa Mahal Jaipur
1799 five-storey honeycomb pink sandstone palace with 953 jharokhas built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh....
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Jal Mahal Mansagar Jaipur
18th-century Rajput-Mughal floating pleasure palace submerged in Man Sagar Lake....
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Rambagh Palace Jaipur
Former residence of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II and Maharani Gayatri Devi, premier heritage luxury palace....
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Lalgarh Palace Bikaner
Sir Swinton Jacob Indo-Saracenic red sandstone palace built for Maharaja Ganga Singh....
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Laxmi Niwas Palace Bikaner
Grand Anglo-Indian carved stone palace with friezes of hunting expeditions and gold-leaf ceilings....
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Junagarh Palace Complex Bikaner
Karan Mahal, Phool Mahal, Anup Mahal, and Badal Mahal with painted blue cloud frescoes....
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Mandir Palace Jaisalmer
Badal Mahal tower palace adorned with intricate yellow limestone carving and royal crests....
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Deeg Palace Bharatpur
Jat rulers' monsoon pleasure palace with 2,000 active hydraulic water fountains and Keshav Bhawan....
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Alwar City Palace Vinay Vilas
1793 palace blending Rajput and Mughal arches with sacred tank and royal armory museum....
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Shiv Niwas Palace Udaipur
Crescent-shaped royal guesthouse of Mewar dynasty with antique glass mosaic suites....
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Fateh Prakash Palace Udaipur
Durbar hall with crystal chandeliers, royal portrait gallery, and lake view terrace....
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Jag Mandir Island Palace
17th-century marble palace that sheltered Prince Khurram (Emperor Shah Jahan) before building Taj Mahal....
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Jagmandir Palace Kota
Red sandstone island palace in Kishore Sagar Lake built by Queen Braj Kanwar....
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Chhatar Mahal Bundi
Royal residence in Taragarh fort famous for Bundi school miniature wall murals....
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Sukh Mahal Bundi
Jait Sagar lakeside palace where Rudyard Kipling penned chapters of *Kim*....
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Garadi Palace Jhalawar
Zenana palace with miniature painting galleries of Hadoti art....
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Vijay Mandir Palace Alwar
105-room palace designed in the shape of an aircraft by Maharaja Jai Singh....
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Sariska Palace Alwar
Royal French-style hunting lodge of Maharaja Jai Singh built for the Duke of Edinburgh....
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Dholpur Raj Niwas Palace
19th-century red sandstone palace built for welcoming Prince Albert Edward....
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Dungarpur Udaibilas Palace
Gaib Sagar lakeside palace famed for Ek Thambiya Mahal grey-blue pareva stone carving....
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Juna Mahal Dungarpur
13th-century 7-storey fortress palace with mirror glass murals and erotic art....
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Banswara Raj Mahal
16th-century royal palace overlooking the town and surrounding hills....
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Pratapgarh Raj Mahal
Princely palace known for the patrons of Thewa gold-on-glass jewelry craftsmanship....
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Mysore Palace Ambavilas
Henry Irwin Indo-Saracenic royal seat of the Wodeyars with 100,000 bulbs, golden throne, and Kalyana Mantapa....
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Jaganmohan Palace Mysore
1861 royal palace converted to Sri Jayachamarajendra Art Gallery housing Raja Ravi Varma paintings....
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Lalitha Mahal Palace Mysore
E.W. Fritchley Italian Renaissance palace built for the Viceroy of India, modeled on St. Paul's Cathedral....
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Rajendra Vilas Palace Chamundi Hill
Imperial summer palace of the Maharaja of Mysore perched atop Chamundi Hills....
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Bangalore Palace
1887 Tudor-style royal palace built by Chamaraja Wodeyar, inspired by Windsor Castle....
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Padmanabhapuram Palace Kanyakumari
Asia's largest wooden palace built by Travancore kings with Belgian mirrors and medicinal wood bed....
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Kowdiar Palace Trivandrum
1934 royal residence of the Travancore royal family built for Maharani Sethu Parvathi Bayi....
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Kanakakkunnu Palace Trivandrum
Travancore royal summer banquet hall and hill retreat built by Sree Moolam Thirunal....
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Kuthira Malika Puthen Malike Palace
Palace of 122 smiling wooden horses built by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal next to Padmanabhaswamy temple....
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Bolgatty Palace Kochi
1744 Dutch colonial island palace built by Dutch traders on Bolgatty Island....
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Mattancherry Dutch Palace Kochi
1555 palace built by Portuguese and renovated by Dutch, famed for Ramayana murals....
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Hill Palace Tripunithura
54-acre administrative palace complex of Cochin Maharajas with 49 buildings and royal crown museum....
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Shakthan Thampuran Palace Thrissur
Palace of Raja Rama Varma (Shakthan Thampuran) built in traditional Kerala Nalukettu style....
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Krishnapuram Palace Kayamkulam
18th-century palace of Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma housing Gajendra Moksha mural....
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Thanjavur Maratha Palace
1535 Nayak and Maratha royal palace complex with Saraswathi Mahal Library and Arsenal Tower....
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Tamukkam Palace Madurai
1670 summer palace of Queen Rani Mangammal of Madurai Nayak dynasty, now Gandhi Memorial Museum....
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Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace Madurai
1636 Indo-Saracenic palace famed for its colossal circular pillars and celestial pavilion Swarga Vilasa....
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Padmanabha Vilasam Kalamassery
Historic Travancore royal rest house and spice inspection pavilion....
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Amrit Mahal Palace Kavanattinkara
Riverside heritage palace in Kumarakom backwaters....
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Falaknuma Palace Hyderabad
Mirror of the Sky palace of the Paigah and Nizams with 101-seat dining table and jade collection....
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Chowmahalla Palace Hyderabad
Seat of the Asaf Jahi Nizams with Khilwat Durbar Hall, vintage 1912 Rolls Royce, and clock tower....
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King Kothi Palace Hyderabad
Last residence of the richest man in the world, Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan....
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Bashir Bagh Palace Hyderabad
Grand palace of Sir Asman Jah, former Prime Minister of Hyderabad state....
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Bellary Palace Karnataka
Historic regional headquarters of Nayak chieftains and Tipu Sultan's governors....
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Nandi Hills Summer Palace Tipu
Tashk-e-Jannat (Envy of Heaven) wooden summer retreat of Tipu Sultan at Nandi Hills....
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Tipu Sultan Summer Palace Bangalore
1791 ornate teakwood palace with floral carved pillars and Zenana balconies....
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Srirangapatna Daria Daulat Bagh
Tipu Sultan's summer palace built in 1784 entirely of teakwood, with Battle of Pollilur murals....
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Lal Mahal Srirangapatna
Archaeological remains of Tipu Sultan's royal residential palace destroyed in 1799....
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Ramanathapuram Ramalinga Vilasam Palace
Palace of the Sethupathi Rajas of Ramnad with oil murals of royal coronations....
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Sivaganga Palace Gowri Vilasam
Palace of the Maruthu Pandiyar kings with Italian marble swimming pools and clock tower....
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Pudukkottai Palace New Palace
Grand residency of the Tondaiman Rajas of the only princely state in Tamil Nadu....
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Aga Khan Palace Pune
1892 Italianate palace built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III, historic prison of Mahatma Gandhi....
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New Palace Kolhapur
1884 Charles Mant black polished stone palace of Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj with durbar hall and royal zoo museum....
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Old Palace Kolhapur Bhavani Mandap
Ancient royal court of the Kolhapur state containing sacred temple of Goddess Bhavani....
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Malegaon Fort Palace
Fortified river residence of the Narke and Holkar regional commanders....
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Sawantwadi Palace Sindhudurg
Royal residence of the Khem Sawant Bhonsle dynasty, world center of traditional Ganjifa playing cards....
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Mudhol Palace Bagalkot
Ghorpade Maratha princely palace famed for the royal breed of Mudhol sight hounds....
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Jawhar Jai Vilas Palace Palghar
Syenite stone palace of the Mukne tribal kings perched atop a hill plateau....
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Janjira Nawab Palace Murud
Nawab of Janjira clifftop palace overlooking the invincible Murud-Janjira sea fortress....
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Dahanu Fort Palace
Historic coastal fortification and residence of the regional Maratha sardars....
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Laxmi Vilas Palace Vadodara
Four times the size of Buckingham Palace, colossal 1890 Indo-Saracenic palace of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III....
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Makarpura Palace Vadodara
1870 Italianate summer palace built by Maharaja Khanderao with manicured formal English gardens....
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Motibaug Palace Vadodara
Former royal guest house and residence of Prince Fatehsinghrao Gaekwad....
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Nazarbaugh Palace Vadodara
1721 classical white palace of Malhar Rao Gaekwad that once held the Star of the South diamond....
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Pratap Vilas Palace Vadodara
Renaissance palace with bronze statues and domes, now National Academy of Indian Railways....
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Aina Mahal Bhuj
18th-century Hall of Mirrors built for Rao Lakhpatji by master craftsman Ramsingh Malam with Venetian chandeliers....
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Prag Mahal Bhuj
1865 Italian Gothic palace designed by Colonel Henry Saint Wilkins with 45-meter clock tower....
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Sharad Baug Palace Bhuj
Last residence of the Maharao of Kutch Madansinghji set in 35 acres of flowering orchards....
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Vijay Vilas Palace Mandvi
1929 red sandstone sea palace of Maharao Vijayrajji with dome chhatris on the Arabian Sea coast....
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Ranjit Vilas Palace Wankaner
1907 palace blending Gothic, Dutch, Venetian, and Mughal architecture with 200 vintage cars....
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Navlakha Palace Gondal
17th-century palace built on a colossal stone basement with spiral staircases and stone jali balconies....
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Riverside Palace Gondal
1880 neoclassical European retreat of Yuvraj Bhojrajji set amidst private lemon and guava groves....
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Orchard Palace Gondal
Royal estate housing the Maharaja of Gondal's world-famous private vintage car collection....
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Huzoor Palace Porbandar
Sprawling sea-facing European palace of Maharaja Natwarsinhji overlooking the Arabian Sea....
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Pratap Vilas Palace Jamnagar
1914 palace modeled on Victoria Memorial Kolkata with glass domes and royal armory....
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Nilambag Palace Bhavnagar
1859 German architect William Emerson palace blending Indian architectural motifs....
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Chhota Udepur Kusum Vilas Palace
1920s Art Deco palace with preserved period furniture, elevator, and fountain courtyards....
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Rajpipla Vijay Raj Palace
Princely palace of the Gohil rulers of Rajpipla on the banks of Karjan River....
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Dharampur Raj Mahal Valsad
Foothill palace of the Sisodia dynasty rulers of Dharampur state....
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Bansda Heritage Palace
18th-century forest palace of the Solanki Rajput rulers surrounded by Sahyadri woodlands....
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Jai Vilas Palace Gwalior
Sir Michael Filose European palace with 3,500-kg chandeliers, Durbar hall, and solid silver electric train dining set....
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Motimahal Palace Gwalior
Former administrative palace of Scindia dynasty with painted walls of Indian ragas and seasons....
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Ushakiran Palace Gwalior
120-year-old palace built by Jivajirao Scindia to host the Prince of Wales, now heritage luxury estate....
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Rajwada Palace Indore
Seven-storey Maratha-Rajput timber and stone palace built by Malhar Rao Holkar in 1747....
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Lal Bagh Palace Indore
European Baroque palace of the Holkars with gates replica of Buckingham Palace and rose gardens....
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Manik Bagh Palace Indore
1930s avant-garde modernist palace built by Maharaja Yashwant Rao Holkar II and Eckart Muthesius....
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Jahangir Mahal Orchha
17th-century citadel palace built by Bir Singh Deo to welcome Mughal Emperor Jahangir for a single night....
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Raja Mahal Orchha
16th-century palace built by Rudra Pratap Singh containing vibrant frescoes of avatars of Lord Vishnu....
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Sheesh Mahal Orchha
Built for Maharaja Udait Singh as a royal country retreat, situated between Raja and Jahangir Mahals....
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Datia Govind Palace Bir Singh Deo
Colossal 7-storey stone palace built without wood or iron, an architectural wonder of Bundelkhand....
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Chhatarpur Royal Palace
Seat of the Bundela rulers known for local stone carvings and hunting pavilions....
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Panna Raj Mandir Palace
Palace of Maharaja Chhatrasal Bundela near the diamond mines of Panna....
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Venkat Bhavan Palace Rewa
1894 palace built by Maharaja Venkat Raman Singh with intricate terracotta and plaster carvings....
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Bhopal Noor us Sabah Palace
1920 white palace built by Nawab Hamidullah Khan for his eldest daughter Abida Sultan....
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Raigarh Bhupdeo Palace
Palace of the Gond and Raj Gond kings famed for the Raigarh Gharana of Kathak classical dance....
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Kanker Palace Chhattisgarh
Colonial palace of the Maharajadhiraj of Kanker state set amidst sal forests....
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Kawardha Palace Chhattisgarh
Italian marble and stone palace built in 1930s by King Dharamraj Singh in the Maikal hills....
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Bastar Palace Jagdalpur
Seat of the Kakatiya dynasty rulers of Bastar, center of the world-famous 75-day Bastar Dussehra....
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Surguja Palace Ambikapur
Princely palace of the Surguja royal house surrounded by pristine tribal highlands....
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Hazarduari Palace Murshidabad
Palace of 1,000 Doors (900 real, 100 false) built by Duncan Macleod for Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah....
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Cooch Behar Palace Victor Jubilee
Classical Italian Renaissance palace built by Maharaja Nripendra Narayan in 1887....
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Mayurbhanj Belgadia Palace Odisha
1804 Victorian palace of the Bhanja dynasty in Baripada with circular verandas....
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Dhenkanal Palace Odisha
Royal residence of the Singh Deo dynasty perched on the slopes of Paniohala Hill....
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Sailashree Palace Bolangir
Royal seat of the Patna princely state known for its massive library and durbar hall....
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Tripura Ujjayanta Palace Agartala
1901 neoclassical palace built by Maharaja Radha Kishore Manikya, named by Rabindranath Tagore....
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Tripura Neermahal Water Palace
1930 lake palace in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake built by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore....
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Mubarak Mandi Palace Jammu
Royal Dogra complex combining Rajasthani, Mughal, and European Gothic architecture above Tawi River....
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Amar Mahal Palace Jammu
French chateau style red brick palace built by a French architect for Raja Amar Singh....
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Leh Palace Ladakh
9-storey 17th-century Tibetan royal palace built by King Sengge Namgyal modeled on Lhasa's Potala Palace....
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Stok Palace Ladakh
1820 residence of the Namgyal royal family of Ladakh housing royal crown and ancient thangkas....
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Shey Palace Ladakh
Ancient summer retreat of the kings of Ladakh with 12-meter copper-gilt Shakyamuni Buddha....
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Ramnagar Palace Varanasi
18th-century cream Chunar sandstone palace of Kashi Naresh overlooking the Ganga River....
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Anand Bagh Palace Darbhanga
French-inspired royal palace of the Maharaja of Darbhanga (Kameshwar Singh) in Bihar....
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Navlakha Palace Rajnagar Bihar
Royal palace ruins of the Darbhanga Raj on the Kamla River featuring Durga marble temple....
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Sheesh Mahal Patiala
Palace of Mirrors built by Maharaja Narinder Singh with frescoed walls and suspension bridge....
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Qila Mubarak Patiala
1763 mud-brick to stone fort palace built by Baba Ala Singh containing Ran Baas royal guesthouse....
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Jagatjit Palace Kapurthala
French Renaissance palace modeled on the Palace of Versailles built by Maharaja Jagatjit Singh....
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Elysee Palace Kapurthala
Indo-French residence built by Kunwar Bikrama Singh with grand Corinthian facade....