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 Introduction:
One of the well-known places to see in Jodhpur is the Umaid Bhavan Palace, Jodhpur. It was built with the intention of providing employment to the people during famine. This museum in Jodhpur is an architectural marvel. The palace has been divided into three parts. In one part, functions a hotel, in the second, a museum and the third house the royal family. Highlights of Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum, Jodhpur include the Throne Room, a wood-paneled library, a private museum, an indoor swimming pool, a Billiards room, tennis courts and marble squash courts. Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum in Jodhpur is one of the most visited museums in Jodhpur.
History of Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum:
Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum in Jodhpur was constructed by Maharaja Umaid Singh.Maharaja Umaid Singh was a person with elegant and sophisticated taste. He was deeply attracted to the western lifestyle and its elegant architectures. With this thought he hired a famous Edwardian architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester, for Umaid Bhavan Palace, Jodhpur. The maharaja got the palace constructed with the purpose of providing employment to famine stricken farmers. The palace consists of 347 rooms. All the rooms are spacious, gorgeously decorated and reflect a rich ambience. Jodhpur Umaid Bhawan Palace was one of the last palaces to be built in India.
Description Umaid Bhawan Palace:
The attractions of the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur include the Throne Room (housing fascinating Ramayana murals), a wood-paneled library, a private museum. The well appointed museum showcases an array of weapons, stuffed leopards, clocks and a huge banner presented by Queen Victoria.
The museum is very well maintained, displaying an elite range of items belonging to the Maharaja and the imperial family. Rajasthan's well-known Umaid Bhavan Palace Museum is highly recommended for its display of items ranging from weapons to an array of stuffed leopards to antiques to some attractive crockery to various trophies. Also exhibited is a huge banner presented by Queen Victoria and a remarkable collection of clocks.
At Jodhpur Umaid Bhavan Palace Musuem you can also see some exquisite collection of Clocks, glass, porcelain, furniture, crockery, cutlery, Stephan Norblian works, Umaid Bhawan photos and manuscripts, old furniture, medals. Perched high above the desert city of Jodhpur, Umaid Bhawan Palace museum is a major tourist attractions and are visited by hundreds of tourists all round the year.
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