Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara

Lakshmi Vilas Palace
Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara
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General information
Architectural styleIndo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Town or cityVadodara
CountryIndia
Completed1890
Design and construction
Architect(s)Robert Chisholm
Website
www.lvpbanquets.com

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 was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000).

Overview[edit]

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, Moti Bagh 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.[3]

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

In popular culture[edit]

Movies[edit]

See also[edit]

Sayaji baug

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b HoVB (9 September 2009). "Lukshmi Villas Palace". History of Vadodara - Baroda. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Laxmi Vilas Palace". Vadodara: Udaipur Kiran. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Lukshmi Vilas Palace - Baroda". Gujarat Tourism.

External links[edit]

Media related to Laxmi Vilas Palace at Wikimedia Commons

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