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Abdeen Palace: 13 Umaid Bhawan Palace India: Jodhpur: 105,218 square metres (1,132,557 sq ft) One of the world's largest private residences. The palace has 347 rooms and is the principal residence of the former Jodhpur royal family. A part of the palace is a museum. Umaid Bhawan Palace: 14 Falaknuma Palace India: Hyderabad
The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan. [1] Construction started soon after the establishment of the city of Jaipur under the reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II , who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber , in 1727. [ 2 ]
India Gate is counted amongst the largest war memorials in India and every Republic Day, the Prime Minister visits the Gate to pay their tributes to the Amar Jawan Jyoti, following which the Republic Day parade starts. India Gate is often a location for civil society protests, and is popular with tourists.
The gate got its name from the stone image of Hanuman located in front of the gate, which was brought by Maharana Kumbha. [16] Ram Pol is the main entrance of the fort, there is another entrance towards the east, called Vijay Pol. [17] There are five more gates between Ram Pol to Badal Mahal, the Palace built on the highest point of the fort.
Ujjayanta Palace - former royal palace of Tripura; Athangudi Palace - Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu; Gajlaxmi Palace - Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal princely state in Dhenkanal, Odisha; Bara Imambara - leisure court of Awadh Nawab, Lucknow; Ramnagar Fort - Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state .
Chandpole, Chanpori Gate, Surajpole, Ajmeri gate, New gate, Sanganeri gate, Ghat gate, Samrat gate, Zorawar Singh Gate at Jaipur; Ganesh Pol, Suraj Pol, Tripolia gate, Lion gate at Amer Fort, Jaipur; Hanuman Pol at Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand District; Jayapol, Fattehpol, Dedh Kamgra Pol and Loha Pol at Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur
In terms of area, it is the second largest residence of any head of state in the world after the Quirinal Palace in Italy. [ 3 ] The other presidential homes are the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad , ( Telangana ), Rashtrapati Ashiana in Dehradun , ( Uttarakhand ), Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra and Rashtrapati Niwas in Shimla , ( Himachal Pradesh ).
The facade of Udaipur City Palace Panoramic view the Udaipur City Palace Complex at night. The series of palaces in the city palace complex, behind an exquisite facade of 244 metres (801 ft) length and 30.4 metres (100 ft) height, were built on a ridge on the east of lake Pichola.