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It is located on Billionaires' Row in Mumbai, India. [4] Built from 2006 to 2010 at a cost of nearly US$2 billion, [2] [5] [6] [unreliable source] it was valued at US$4.6 billion in 2023. [7] It is one of the most expensive houses or residences in India. [8] The building is designed to withstand a magnitude 8 earthquake. [9]
In terms of area, it is the second largest residence of any head of state in the world after Quirinal Palace in Italy. [3] The other presidential homes are the Rashtrapati Nilayam in Hyderabad, , Rashtrapati Ashiana in Dehradun, (Uttarakhand), Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra and Rashtrapati Niwas in Shimla, (Himachal Pradesh).
The title of the "world's largest palace" is both difficult to award and controversial, as different countries use different standards to claim that their palace is the largest in the world. The title of world's largest palace by area enclosed within the palace's fortified walls is held by China's Forbidden City complex in Beijing , which ...
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.
Illustration of Government house in 1855 Government House, South Front, photographed by Samuel Bourne. In the early nineteenth century, Calcutta was at the height of its golden age. Known as the City of Palaces or St. Petersburg of the East, Calcutta was the richest, largest and the most elegant colonial city of India. [2]
Dom House: Moscow Russia: 340 metres (1,120 ft) 87 2024 / 2028 20 Regalia: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 331 metres (1,086 ft) 70 2021 / 2025 [51] 21 = The One: Toronto Canada: 328 metres (1,076 ft) 91 2018 / 2026 21 = St. Regis The Residences: Dubai United Arab Emirates: 328 metres (1,076 ft) 68 2019 / 2026 23 25h Heimat: Dubai United Arab Emirates
Today it houses a popular museum and a boutique heritage hotel. Leh Palace - is a former royal palace overlooking the town of Leh, Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas. The palace was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh.
Parliament House (ISO: Saṁsada Bhavana), ... This pendulum, created by the National Council of Science Museums in Kolkata, is the largest of its kind in India ...