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The
Lallgarh Place defies the bleak and rugged
reality of the harsh Thar Desert around
Bikaner.
The renowned architect, Sir Swinton Jacob, was
commissioned for the proposed residence of the
young ruler, Maharaja Ganga Singh. Initially,
the palace was proposed to be finished within
a lakh of rupees and further reductions in
cost were suggested to be made by substituting
stucco for carved stone.
But the moment Maharaja Ganga Singh got
personally involved in the building exercise,
all cost cutting was banished. The Palace
began in 1896 and by the time the first
quadrant, Lakshmi Niwas was completed in 1902,
cost had already zoomed to ten lakh rupees.
The idea of using cheap stucco was replaced
with the finest and most intricate stone
carving of all the modern palaces in India.
The princely abode welcomed Lord Curzon as its
first important guest. Maharaja Ganga Singh
named his new residence in honour of his
father, Maharaja Lall Singh.Lallgarh Palace
was the most completely integrated example of
Indo-Saracenic architecture, and as some hold,
the most perfectly realised of Sir Samuel
Jacob's creations. The sheer poetry in
sandstone was further extended for the
Maharaja's son, Sadul Singh, and grandson,
Karni Singh..
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Category: Heritage (Government
Approved)
Total No of Rooms: 40 |
| Address: |
Special
Room Facilities: |
Access: |
Lallgarh
Palace
City : Bikaner
PinCode : 334 001
State : Rajasthan |
An
Inter connected twin bedded residential -
Bikaner state saloen with adjoining dining
room
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250
kms. from Jodhpur Airport;
3 kms. from Bikaner Junction;
1/2 km. from Bikaner Bus Stand |
Other
Facilities: Billiard
room, Tennis court, Croquet, Badminton,
In-house museum, Mini Gym
Locational Advantage: Main
Palace of the Bikaner |
| Number
of rooms: 40 |
Check
out time: |
Services: |
| Single
Rooms: (A/c:
, Non a/c: ) |
12.00
Noon |
Banqueting,
Masseur, Astrologer, Doctor on call |
| Double:
(A/c:
, Non A/c: ) |
Banquet
facilities: |
| Delux:
(A/c:
, Non a/c: ) |
Halls
: 3 |
| Suites: (A/c:
, Non a/c: ) |
Max
capacity in theater style |
Credit
Cards: |
| Cottage:
(A/c:
, Non a/c: ) |
Largest
: 600 |
All
major credit cards accepted & Mastercard,
VISA, BOB card |
| Air
Conditioning :
Partially Air-conditioned |
Smallest
: 50 |
Restaurants:1,
Cuisine : Indian, Incl.
Rajasthani, Continental
Bar : 1 |
| Ownership
:Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji Trust, Lallgarh
Palace, Bikaner-334 001. |
| Trustee
& General Manager Mr. Hanuwant
Singh |
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