Dungarpur Mews

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Dungarpur Mews
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Dungarpur Mews
General information
Type Museum
Location Udai Bilas Palace, Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India
Owner Harshvardhan Singh

The Dungarpur Mews is an automobile museum in Dungarpur, Rajasthan, India.

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Background

Located within the Udai Bilas Palace complex, [1] the building was originally used as a stable and for grain storage. [2] It was later converted into an automobile museum by Harshvardhan Singh. [1] [2] At the end of the museum, there is a car bar. [1]

Collection

The museum has more than 40 vehicles. [3] Its collection includes: [1] [3]

The museum also houses a collection of motorcycles, including: [1] [3]

Besides these, it houses a 1910 Marshall steam engine road roller and a scaled-down model of the DH-5 aircraft. [1] [3] It also features posters, paintings, art installations, radiator grilles, mascots, and lamps. [3] The museum also displays old horse carriages, a few British-made cannons, and two 19th-century double-carriage cannons. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dungarpur Mews Car Museum". Overdrive. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Dungarpur Mews, Rajasthan, India". Detour. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dungarpur Mews: A Place To Discover The World Of Automobilia". deRivaz & Ives. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.

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