List of palaces in India
This is a list of palaces in India.
Andhra Pradesh
- Raj Mahal, Chandragiri - Former residence of the Vijayanagara Emperors - Tirupati
- Punganur Palace - Chittoor
- Hawa Mahal, Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatnam
- Gagan Mahal - Penukonda, Sri Sathya Sai
- Kuppam Palace - Chitoor
Assam
- Kareng Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
- Talatal Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
- Matiabag Palace - Dhubri
- Rajbari, Abhayapuri - Bongaigaon
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
Chhattisgarh
- Kanker Palace - Kanker
- Surguja Palace (Raghunath Palace) - Surguja
- Girivilas Palace - Sarangarh-Bilaigarh
- Koriya palace - Koriya
Delhi
- Rashtrapati Bhavan - Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, New Delhi
- Palaces in Red Fort - Central Delhi
- Bijai-Mandal, Tughlaqabad Fort - South East Delhi
- Jahaz Mahal - South Delhi
- Qudsia Bagh - Central Delhi
- Zafar Mahal - South Delhi
Goa
- The Deshprabhu House - Royal family of Pernem
- Maquinez Palace - Campal, Panaji
- Adil Shah Palace (Old Secretariat) - Panaji
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 State - 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
- Huzoor Palace - Porbandar
- Huzoor Palace, Gondal - Rajkot
- Balaram Palace - Banaskantha
- Moti Shahi Mahal, now a museum - Ahmedabad
- Naulakha Palace - Rajkot
- Riverside Palace - Rajkot
- Rajmahal - Mehsana
- Nazarbaug Palace - Vadodara
- Pratap Villas Palace - Vadodara
- New Palace - Morbi
- Royal Oasis - Morbi
- Sharadbaugh Palace - Kutch
- Utelia Palace - Ahmedabad
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
- Rupi Palace - Kullu
- Jubbal Palace - Shimla
- Katoch Palace - Tira Sujanpur, Hamirpur
- Rashtrapati Niwas - Shimla
- Royal Place - Shimla
- Palace of Kunihar - Solan
- Taragarh Palace - Palampur, Kangra
- Kuthar Palace - Solan
- Padam Palace - Rampur, Shimla
- Khangsar Palace - Lahaul and Spiti
- Chail Palace - Solan
- Akhand Chandi Palace - Chamba
Jammu and Kashmir
- Grand Palace, former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
- Mubarak Mandi Palace - Jammu
- Amar Mahal Palace - Jammu
- Gulab Bhavan - Srinagar
- Hari Niwas Palace - Jammu
- Sher Garhi Palace - Srinagar
- Ram Singh Palace - Ramnagar, Udhampur
Jharkhand
- Katras Palace - Dhanbad
- Ichagarh Rajbari - Ichagarh, Seraikela Kharsawan
- Navratangarh - Gumla
Karnataka
- Amba Vilas Palace - Mysore
- Bangalore Palace - Bengaluru
- Cheluvamba 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 - Srirangapatana
- Asar Mahal - Vijayapura
- Gagan Mahal - Vijayapura
- Rangin Mahal - Bidar
- Patwardhan Palace - Jamakhandi
- Madikeri Fort - Kodagu
- Suralu Mud Palace - Udupi
- Chittaranjan Palace - Mysore
- Vitla Palace - Dakshina Kannada
- Vasantha Mahal Palace - Mysore
- Chowta Palace - Moodabidri, Dakshina Kannada
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, Alappuzha
- Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Rest house of Travancore Kings - Kollam
- Thevally Palace, Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings - Kollam
- Cheena Kottaram, A blend of Indian, European, Islamic and Moorish architecture - Chinnakkada, Kollam
- Hill Palace - Thrippunithura, Ernakulam
- Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin, Ernakulam
- Bolgatty Palace, Bolgatty Island, Cochin, Ernakulam
- Shakthan Thampuran Palace, former residence of the Cochin royal family, now a museum - Thrissur
- British Residency, Built by Col. John Munro - Kollam
- Nedumpuram Palace - Pathanamthitta
- Lakshmipuram Palace, it is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families - Changanassery, Kottayam
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
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- Jai Vilas Mahal - Gwalior
- Lal Bagh Palace - Indore
- Rajwada Palace Indore
- Raj Mahal Palace - Kathiwada, Alirajpur
- Rajwada Palace Alirajpur
- Rajwada Palace Jhabua
- Jaswant Niwas Palace Sailana
- Rang Mahal Palace Sailana
- 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
- Moti Mahal - Mandla
- Kamlapati Palace - Bhopal
- Hindola Mahal - Dhar
- Govindgarh Palace - Rewa
- Taj Mahal (palace) - Bhopal
- Ranjit Vilas Palace - Ratlam
- Sailana Palace - Ratlam
- Shiv Vilas Palace - Indore
Manipur
- Sanggai Yumpham - Imphal
- Sana Konung - Imphal
Maharashtra
- Shaniwar Wada, royal residence of Peshwas - Pune
- 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
- Aga Khan Palace - Pune
- Lal Mahal - Pune
- Qila-e-Ark - Aurangabad
- Naukhanda palace - Aurangabad
- Farah Bagh - Ahmednagar
- Shalini Palace - Kolhapur
- Soneri Mahal - Aurangabad
Punjab
- Moti Bagh Palace - Patiala
- Ram Bagh - Amritsar
- Qila Mubarak - Patiala
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
- Gajapati Palace - Gajapati
- Brundaban Palace - Gajapati
- Sailashree Palace - Balangir
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)
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
- Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district
- Tamukkam Palace is located in Madurai,
- Fernhills Palace - Ooty
- Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal - Madurai
- Thanjavur Maratha Palace,Tanjavur
- Kanadukathan Palace, Sivaganga
- Attangudi Palace - Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi - Sivaganga
- Amir Mahal - Chennai
- Chokkanatha Nayak Palace - Tiruchirappalli
- Eraniel Palace - Kanyakumari
- Kuttalam Palace - Tenkasi
- Sivaganga Palace - Sivaganga
- Ramnad Palace - Madurai
Telangana
- Falaknuma Palace - royal residence, Hyderabad
- King Kothi Palace, Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan - Hyderabad
- Purani Haveli, Former seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad - Hyderabad
- Chowmahalla Palace - Hyderabad
- Paigah Palace - Hyderabad
- Kollapur Palace - Nagarkurnool
- Hill Fort Palace - Hyderabad
- Basheer Bagh Palace - Hyderabad
- Bella Vista, Hyderabad - Hyderabad
- Sardar Mahal - Hyderabad
- Chiraan Fort Palace - Hyderabad
- Errum Manzil - Hyderabad
- British Residency, Hyderabad - Hyderabad
- Asman Garh Palace - Hyderabad
Tripura
- Ujjayanta Palace, former royal palace of Tripura - West Tripura
- Pushbanta Palace - West Tripura
- Neermahal - Sipahijala
Uttarakhand
Viceregal Palace - Tehri Garhwal
Uttar Pradesh
- Kohra Palace, Seat of the Babu of Kohra (estate) - Amethi
- Bara Imambara, leisure court of Awadh Nawab - Lucknow
- Ramnagar Fort, Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state - Varanasi
- Khasbagh Palace, Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur - Rampur
- Panch Mahal - Agra
- Jodha Bai Mahal - Agra
- Birbal's Palace - Agra
- Mustafa Castle - Meerut
- Mubarak Manzil - Agra
- Jahangiri Mahal - Agra
- Shah Jahani Mahal - Agra
- Rani Mahal - Jhansi
- Chattar Manzil - Lucknow
- Jahangirabad Palace - Lucknow
- Surat Bhawan Palace (Khairigarh Palace) - Lakhimpur Kheri
- Qaisar Bagh - Lucknow
- Palace of Darbhanga Ghat -Varanasi
- Mahmudabad Fort - Mahmudabad, India, Sitapur
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
- Nashipur Rajbari - Murshidabad
- Shobhabazar Rajbari - Kolkata
- Mallick Bari (Midnapore) - Paschim Medinipur
- Bawali Rajbari - Kolkata
- Moynaghar Rajbari - Purba Medinipur
- Mahishadal Rajbari - Purba Medinipur
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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