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Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur
 Maharaja
Umaid Singhji who built this palace was fascinated with western
lifestyles so he marshalled the services of a well-known Edwardian
architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester, a creditable equal of Edward
Lutyens (architect of New Delhi) to construct a three hundred and
forty seven roomed
Umaid Palace. This was to become India last of the great palaces and
the biggest private residence in the world. Spectacular Central
Rotunda, the cupola rises to a hundred and five feet high; the
Throne Room with its exquisite Ramayana
 murals;
an elegant wood-panelled library, and even a private museum; an
indoor swimming pool, a Billiards Room, tennis courts and unique
marble squash courts makes Umaid Bhawan Palace
is
unabashedly the most magnificent. The palace was also built with
superficial intentions of providing employment to famine stricken
farmers. The Palace now is a five star deluxe palace hotel. The
museum
 of
the palace is highly recommended for its display of weapons, an
array of stuffed leopards, a huge banner presented by Queen Victoria
and an incredible collection of clocks.
It stands 2 kms from
Jodhpur and is one the world's biggest palaces built in twentieth
century. The Palace was started as project to provide employment to
famine stricken farmers. The palace which is designed by architects
HO Lancaster and JR Lodge, stands on 26 acres of land out which 15
acres is gardens. The palace has European interiors and most modern
ffacilities. It alsoprovides central air conditioning. It also has
in the underground a swimming pool. This sand stone façade building
now houses the erstwhile ruler of Jodhpur, a Five Star Deluxe Hotel
and a Museum.
Umaid Bhawan is one of the
largest and grandest private residences in the world. It took three
thousand artisans 14 years to create this magnificent edifice. Umaid
Bhawan Palace at Jodhpur is one of the largest and grandest private
residences in the world. The palace was built by 3000 artisans
worked over 14 years. The palace consumed one million square feet of
the finest marble
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