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Umaid Bhawan Palace

Discover Umaid Bhawan Palace, now a heritage hotel and unravel the incredible legacies of the bygone era. The best way to experience the beauty of Umaid Bhawan Palace is by resorting in it.
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Umaid Bhawan Palace



About Umaid Bhawan Palace
The Umaid Bhawan Palace is located three kilometres from Jodhpur domestic airport and just five kilometres from Jodhpur railway station.Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur was built by H V Lancaster in 1943. The palace, which has been converted into a fine hotel, provides an ideal base to tour Jodhpur. The U is part of the beautiful palace and another part of the palace has now been converted into a museum.
On 18th November 1928, the foundation stone was laid Maharaja Ummaid Singh in the presence of priests and pundits. Principal construction was partly completed in May 1944 finished in March 1948 by 3090 workers. The palace has unique feature of incorporating of all the luxuries and recreational amenities usually associated with a modern palace which are under one single roof. One comes to the porch passing through a beautifully Out garden and enters the palace through a picturesque bronze manufactured specially in England.

It took three thousand artisans 14 years to create this magnificent edifice. Umaid Bhawan Palace at Jodhpur is one of the largest and grandest private residences in the world. The palace was built by 3000 artisans worked over 14 years. The palace consumed one million square feet of the finest marble.



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