Laxmi Niwas Palace

Laxmi Niwas Palace

The Laxmi Niwas Palace is a former residential palace of the king of the former Bikaner state, Mahārāja Ganga Singh in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It was designed by the British architect, Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob in the year 1902. The style of architecture is Indo-Saracenic. It is now a luxury hotel owned by Golden Triangle Fort & Palace P. Ltd. The magnificent structure in red sandstone is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Bikaner. [ [http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297666-d477943-Reviews-Laxmi_Niwas_Palace-Bikaner_Rajasthan.html Trip Advisor Review] ] As Stanley Reed (UK politician), the official reporter of the 1905-06 India tour of Their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary of Great Britain) notes:

"The Laxmi Niwas Palace is the most perfect modern building in the Indo-Saracenic style in India - an entirely graceful pile of carved red sandstone, nobly proportioned and harmonising entirely with its environment. Their Royal Highnesses have not been more splendidly housed since they landed in Bombay"

References

External links

* [http://www.laxminiwaspalace.com/index.php] Homepage of the Laxmi Niwas Palace Hotel.

* [http://kryptox.blogspot.com/2008/07/laxmi-niwas-palace-hotel-bikaner.html] Laxmi Niwas Palace Photo Gallery

* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Bikaner] Bikaner travel guide on wikitravel


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