| Lakshmi Vilas Palace | |
|---|---|
 Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture |
| Town or city | Vadodara |
| Country | India |
| Completed | 1890 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Robert Chisholm |
| Website | |
| www | |
TheLakshmi Vilas Palace (Gujarati: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) inVadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 by theGaekwad family, a prominentMaratha family, who ruled theBaroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.[1][2]
Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on theIndo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built byMaharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹25,00,000).[citation needed]
.jpg)
It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size ofBuckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house.[1] It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents ofBaroda.
The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, and theMaharaja Fateh Singh Museum building.
In the 1930sMaharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandsonSamarjitsinh, a formerRanji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.[3]
Media related toLaxmi Vilas Palace at Wikimedia Commons
22°17′38″N73°11′29″E / 22.2939°N 73.1914°E /22.2939; 73.1914
