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Laxmi Niwas Palace Hotel in Udaipur
The Laxmi Niwas Palace, Bikaner (The Luxury Heritage Hotel)
In view of the wishes expressed by Maharaja Ganga Singhji during his
minority, the regency council in the last year of its regime in 1897
AD took in hand construction of a new palace.
The Maharaja Choose Sir Swinton Jacob the then Chief Engineer of
Jaipur State, who was considered one of the foremost exponents of
the architectural style known as "Indo – Saracenic". based on Rajput
and Mughal architecture.
Sir Swinton has designed the Laxmi Niwas Palace which was
constructed in a period of four years and completed in 1902 A.D.
It's marble courtyards, magnificent halls, anterooms, Colonnaded
corridors, canopied balconies adorned with intricate filigree and
lattice work in stone and wood with aesthetically designed interior
decoration of frescoes and mural paintings in gold and exquisite
lacquers were all executed by the hereditary craftsmen of Bikaner
under the watchful eye of the young Maharaja who took keen interest
in the finalisation of motifs and designs as well as execution of
work at all stages of construction. For its artistic excellence of
ornately elegant splendour, this palace was also viewed by the
architects "Lutyens and Baker" in 1914 when they weve touring India
to seek designs for building Delhi, the new capital of India.
The Laxmi Niwas Palace
A Luxury Heritage Hotel
(A Unit of Golden Triangle Fort & Palace P. Ltd.)
Dr. Karni Singhji Road, Bikaner (INDIA) 334001
Tel..+91-151-2202777,2521188 Telefax: +91-151-2521487
Email: bikaner@laxminiwaspalace.com
http://www.laxminiwaspalace.com
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