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The Lakshmi Vilas Palace ( Gujarati: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) in
File:Laxmi Vilas Palace, Baroda (c. 1890).jpg, Lakshmi Vilas Palace in 1890
File:Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda in the 1890s.jpg, Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace, 1890 photograph
File:Laxmi Vilas Palace Darbar Hall.jpg, Darbar Hall featuring the "Rajas Throne".
File:Laxmi vilas palace.jpg, Darbar hall featuring ornate artwork.
It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of 
* Sayaji Baug, also known as ''Kamati Baug''. It was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1879, on the River Vishwamitri.
* New Palace, Kolhapur of the Bhonsle
Grand Masti makers shoot at historical Laxmi Vilas Palace
''Hindustan Times''
Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
, Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 by the Gaekwad
Gaekwad (also spelt Gaikwar and Gaikwad; ) is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra. The surname is found among the Maratha, Kunbi, Koli, Mali & Mahar Jatis/ Tribes.
Etymology
The Marathi historian D.S. Parasnis and his co-autho ...
family, a prominent Maratha
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family, who ruled the Baroda State
Baroda State was a kingdom within the Maratha Confederacy and later a princely state in present-day Gujarat. It was ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India. With th ...
. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.
Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
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, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III
Sayajirao Gaekwad III (born as Shrimant Gopalrao Gaekwad; 11 March 1863 – 6 February 1939) was the Maharaja of Baroda State from 1875 to 1939, and is remembered for reforming much of his state during his rule. He belonged to the royal ...
in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹25,00,000).
Overview
Buckingham Palace
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. 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. It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...
.
The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, 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
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cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.
In popular culture
Movies
*''Prem Rog
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'' in 1982
*''Dil Hi Toh Hai
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'' in 1993
*''Grand Masti
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'' in 2013
*''Sardaar Gabbar Singh
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'' in 2016
*''Satyaprem Ki Katha
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'' in 2023
See also
* Sayaji Baug, also known as ''Kamati Baug''. It was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1879, on the River Vishwamitri.
* New Palace, Kolhapur of the Bhonsle Chhatrapati
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s
*Jai Vilas Mahal
The Jai Vilas Palace, is a nineteenth century palace in Gwalior, India. It was built in 1874 by Jayajirao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior in the British Raj. While the major part of the palace is now the "Jiwajirao Scindia Museum" which opened ...
, Gwalior
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of the Scindias
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*Rajwada
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, Indore
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of the Holkar
The Holkars (pronunciation: o(ː)ɭkəɾ were the ruling house of the Indore State of the Maratha Confederacy, and earlier held the rank of Subahdar under Peshwa Baji Rao I of the Maratha Empire. When the Maratha Confederacy began to we ...
s
*Shaniwar Wada
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, Pune
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of the Peshwa
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s
* Thanjavur Maratha palace of the Bhonsle
The Bhonsle (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) are a prominent group within the Maratha clan system of India.
History Earliest members
The earliest accepted members of the Bhonsles are Mudhoji Bhonsle and his kin Rupaji Bhonsle, who were the vi ...
s
*Narmada Kothi (Maharajah of Indore Retreat Palace), Barwaha
The Narmada Kothi is a palace in the Indian municipality of Barwaha.
History
It was constructed by the Maharaja Holkar of Indore State (of the Marathas), as a retreat and used by him and his family to enjoy their holidays and picnics in pre-in ...
References
Grand Masti makers shoot at historical Laxmi Vilas Palace
''Hindustan Times''
External links
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