Forts and Palaces of India
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Forts and Palaces of India
Forts of India
Forts | Location | Built by |
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Red Fort | Delhi | Shah Jahan |
Meharangarh Fort | Jodhpur, Rajasthan | Rao Jodha |
Ranthambore Fort | Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan | Chauhan dynasty |
Kumbhalgarh Fort | Rajsamand, Rajasthan | Rana Kumbha |
Amer Fort | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Raja Man Singh - I |
Golconda Fort | Hyderabad | – |
Gingee Fort | Villupuram, Tamilnadu | – |
Fort William | Kolkata, West Bengal | East India Company |
Fort St. George | Chennai, Tamilnadu | East India Company |
Following is a detailed List of Palaces in India:
Rajasthan
- Umaid Bhawan Palace – Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
- Amber Palace (Amber Fort) – former royal residence, Jaipur
- Jag Mandir – former residence of Shah Jahan, Udaipur
- 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)
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
Gujarat
- Laxmi Vilas Palace – Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda
- 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
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
Kerala
- Padmanabhapuram Palace – Seat of the Maharaja of Travancore
- Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Kollam – Rest house of Travancore Kings
- Thevally Palace, Kollam – Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings
- Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin
- Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin –
- British Residency, Kollam – Architectural Marvel built by Col. John Munro
- Kowdiar Palace- Residence of the Travancore Royal Family
- Nashipur Rajbari – former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Nedumpuram Palace
- Laxmipuram Palace
West Bengal
- Cooch Behar Palace – former royal residence, Cooch Behar
- Hazarduari Palace – former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Bhutan House – royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong
- Kathgola – former estate of a zamindar (landowner), Murshidabad
- Rajbari – Seat of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar
- Wasif Manzil – former royal residence, Murshidabad
- Marble Palace (Kolkata) – former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
- Jhargram Palace – royal residence & heritage hotel, Jhargram
- [Garh Panchakot-Palace]-
Other states
- New Palace – Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur
- Fatehpur Sikri – former royal residence of Emperor Akbar
- Gohar Mahal – former royal residence, Bhopal
- Grand Palace, Srinagar – former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
- Jai Vilas Palace – Seat of the Maharaja of Gwalior
- Khasbagh Palace – Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur
- Anand Bagh Palace – seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga,
- Rashtrapati Bhavan – Seat of the President, former vice regal residence, Delhi
- Shaniwar Wada, Pune – royal residence of Peshwas
- Shaukat Mahal – former royal residence, Bhopal
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