List of palaces in India
This is a list of palaces in India.
Kohra Palace
Andhra Pradesh
- Raj Mahal, Chandragiri - Former residence of the Vijayanagara Emperors - Tirupati
- Punganur Palace - Chittoor
Assam
- Kareng Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
- Talatal Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
Bihar
- Anand Bag Palace, former seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga - Darbhanga
- Krishnagarh Palace - Purnia
- Nagholkothi - Patna
- Nargona Palace, Darbhanga
- Navlakha Palace - Rajnagar, Madhubani
- Hathwa palace - Hathua, Gopalganj
- Navratan palace - Purnia
- Krishnagarh palace - Sultanganj, Bhagalpur
Goa
- The Deshprabhu House - Royal family of Pernem
Gujarat
- Laxmi Vilas Palace - Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda - Vadodara
- Aina Mahal - royal residence of ruler of Kutch.
- Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi - royal residence of rulers of Kutch
- Prag Mahal - royal palace of rulers of Kutch
- Nilambaug Palace - Royal Palace of Rulers of Bhavnagar - Bhavnagar
- Aaina Mahal - Junagadh.
- Sardar Baugh Palace- Junagadh.
- Rang Mahal- Junagadh.
- Raj Mahal - Junagadh.
- Ranjit Vilas Palace - Palace of Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot - Rajkot
- Ranjit Vilas Palace - Morbi
- Makarpura Palace - Vadodara
Karnataka
- Amba Vilas Palace–Mysore
- Bangalore Palace - Bengaluru
- Cheluvamba Vilas Palace-Mysore
- Jayalakshmi Vilas -Mysore
- Jaganmohan Palace-Mysore
- Rajendra Vilas -Mysore
- Karanji Vilas Palace-Mysore
- Lalitha Mahal-Mysore
- Vasanth Mahal Palace-Mysore
- Lokranjan Mahal-Mysore
- Shivavilas Palace - Sandur
- Lotus Mahal - Hampi
- Shivappa Nayaka Palace - Shivamogga
- Nalknad Palace- Kodagu
- Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace - Bengaluru
- Daria Daulat Bagh - Bengaluru
- Asar Mahal- Vijayapura
- Gagan Mahal - Vijayapura
- Rangin Mahal - Bidar
- Patwardhan Palace- Jamakhandi
- Madikeri Fort - Kodagu
- Suralu Mud Palace - Udupi (district)
Kerala
- Kowdiar Palace - Residence of the Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
- Aranmula Mangattu Palace - Residence of the royal family of Aranmula, Pathanamthitta
- Aranmula Palace - Was a royal Palace of the last Aranmula King, Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
- Kanakakkunnu Palace - Palace for welcoming guests of Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
- Halcyon Castle - The Summer palace of The Travancore Royal family, constructed by Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, now converted to The Kovalam Palace under The Leela Kovalam - A Raviz Hotel, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram.[1][2]
- Kuthira Malika - Built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram
- Kilimanoor Palace - Birthplace of Raja Ravi Varma, Thiruvananthapuram
- Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram
- Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam
- Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Kollam - Rest house of Travancore Kings
- Thevally Palace, Kollam - Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings
- Cheena Kottaram, Chinnakkada - A blend of Indian, European, Islamic and Moorish architecture
- Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin
- Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin
- Bolgatty Palace, Bolgatty Island, Cochin
- Shakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur - former residence of the Cochin royal family, now a museum
- British Residency, Kollam - Built by Col. John Munro
- Nedumpuram Palace
- Lakshmipuram Palace - is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery
Ladakh
- 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.[3]
Madhya Pradesh
- Jai Vilas Mahal Gwalior
- Lal Bagh Palace Indore
- Rajwada Palace Indore
- Raaj Mahal Palace Kathiwada
- Rajwada Palace Alirajpur
- Rajwada Palace Jhabua
- Jaswant Niwas Palace Sailana
- Rang Mahal Palace Sailana
- Ranjit Vilas Palace (Ratlam)
- Raj Mahal Palace Sitamau
- Laduna Palace Sitamau
- City Palace Dhar
- Jheera bagh Palace Dhar
- Datia Palace
- Orchha palace
- Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
- Govindgarh Palace Rewa
- Gohar Mahal Bhopal
- Shaukat Mahal Bhopal
Maharashtra
- Shaniwar Wada, Pune - royal residence of Peshwas
- Royal Thibaw Palace(where last king of Myanmar was exiled), Ratnagiri
- Jawhar fort, Palghar
- Senior Bhonsle palace seat of Maharaja of Nagpur - Nagpur
- Junior Bhonsle palace royal family of Nagpur - Nagpur
- Bakabai Wada Residence of queen Bakabai(wife of raghuji Bhonsle II) - Nagpur
- Chitnavis Wada Residence of Chitnavis Family, - Nagpur
- New Palace - Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur - Kolhapur
Odisha
- Aul Palace - royal family of Aali
- Gajlaxmi Palace - Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal princely state in Dhenkanal
- The Belgadia Palace - Palace of Bhanjja Dynasty of the Mayurbhanj state, Mayurbhanj
- Kanika Palace - Kendrapara
- Mayurbhanj Palace - Mayurbhanj
Rajasthan
- Mundota Fort and Palace - former royal residence of the Mundota Family, today a luxury hotel, Jaipur
- Umaid Bhawan Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
- Amber Palace (Amber Fort) - former royal residence, Jaipur
- Jag Mandir - palace built by Maharana Amar Singh, noted for giving refuge to Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan).[4]
- Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) - former royal residence, Udaipur
- Jal Mahal - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- City Palace, Jaipur - Seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur
- City Palace, Udaipur - Seat of the Maharana of Udaipur
- Candra Mahal, Jaipur
- Lalgarh Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner
- Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
- Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) - former royal residence, Jaipur
- Narain Niwas Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- Raj Mahal Palace - former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel)
- Samode Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
- Rambagh Palace - former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel)
Tamil Nadu
- Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district
- Tamukkam Palace is located in Madurai,
- Fernhills Palace located in Ooty
- Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal Madurai
- Thanjavur Maratha Palace,Tanjavur
- Kanadukathan Palace, Sivaganga
- Athangudi Palace - Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
Telangana
- Falaknuma Palace - royal residence, Hyderabad
- King Kothi Palace - Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan
- Purani Haveli - Seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad
- Chowmahalla Palace - Hyderabad
- Paigah Palace - Hyderabad
- Kollapur Palace, Kollapur
Uttar Pradesh
- Kohra Palace - Seat of the Babu of Kohra (estate)
- Bara Imambara - leisure court of Awadh Nawab, Lucknow
- Ramnagar Fort - Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state .
- Khasbagh Palace - Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur
West Bengal
- Bhutan House - royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong
- Cooch Behar Palace - former royal residence, Cooch Behar
- Andul Rajbari - royal residence of the Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family Kayastha family, Andul Howrah
- Hazarduari Palace - former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Jhargram Palace - former royal residence and heritage hotel, Jhargram
- Marble Palace - former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
- Wasif Manzil - former royal residence, Murshidabad
Other states
- Fatehpur Sikri - former royal residence of Emperor Akbar
- Grand Palace, Srinagar - former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
- Rashtrapati Bhavan - Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, Delhi
- Ujjayanta Palace - former royal palace of Tripura
References
- ^ Varma, Indira (25 December 2005) "Halcyon days at Kovalam" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India;
- ^ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (9 April 2003) "Report to be submitted on Halcyon Castle row" The Hindu Chennai (Madras), India;
- ^ Sharma, Janhwij (2003). Ladakh: Architectural Heritage. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9788124109793.
- ^ "Jag Mandir Palace". Retrieved 2009-12-16.
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