Rambagh Palace, Jaipur

Rambagh Palace
Rambagh Palace
	Rambagh Palace hotel's inner courtyard
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic architecture
Town or city	Jaipur
Country	India
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob

The Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan is the former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur located 5 miles (8.0 km) outside the walls of the city of Jaipur on Bhawani Singh Road.

History

Rambagh Palace view from the garden

The first building on the site was a garden house built in 1835 for the wet nurse of prince Ram Singh II.^[1] In 1887, during the reign of Maharaja Thakur Sawai Madho Singh, it was converted into a modest royal hunting lodge, as the house was located in the midst of a thick forest at that time. In the early 20th century, it was expanded into a palace to the designs of Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob.^[2] Maharajah Sawai Man Singh II made Rambagh his principal residence and added a number of royal suites in 1931.

It is now operated as a five-star hotel by the Taj Hotels Group.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Crump, Page 144.
^ Michell, in 1925, page 42

^ Crump, Page 144.
^ Michell, in 1925, page 42

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