List of palaces in India

This is a list of palaces in India.

Lake Palace in Udaipur

Kohra Palace

Hazarduari Palace

Cooch Behar Palace

Andhra Pradesh

Raj Mahal, Chandragiri

• Raj Mahal, Chandragiri - Former residence of the Vijayanagara Emperors

Assam

• Kareng Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar
• Talatal Ghar - Former residence of Ahom royals, Sivasagar

Bihar

• Anand Bag Palace, Darbhanga
• Banaili
• Nagholkothi, Patna
• Nargona Palace, Darbhanga
• Navlakha Palace, Rajnagar
• Hathwa palace, Hathua
• Navratan palace, purnea
• Krishnagarh palace,sultanganj

Rajasthan

City Palace, Udaipur

City Palace, Jaipur

• Mundota Fort and Palace - former royal residence of the Mundota Family, today a luxury hotel, Jaipur
• Umaid Bhawan Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Jodhpur
• Amber Palace (Amber Fort) - former royal residence, Jaipur
• Jag Mandir - palace built by Maharana Amar Singh, noted for giving refuge to Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan). ^[1]
• Jag Niwas (Lake Palace) - former royal residence, Udaipur
• Jal Mahal - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
• City Palace, Jaipur - Seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur
• City Palace, Udaipur - Seat of the Maharana of Udaipur
• Candra Mahal, Jaipur
• Lalgarh Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Bikaner
• Gorbandh Palace, Jaisalmer
• Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) - former royal residence, Jaipur
• Narain Niwas Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
• Raj Mahal Palace - former royal residence, Jaipur (today hotel)
• Samode Palace - former royal residence, today hotel, Jaipur
• Rambagh Palace - former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur (today hotel)

Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior Palace, Madhya Pradesh

Sailana Palace, Madhya Pradesh

Orchha Palace, Madhya Pradesh

• Jai Vilas Mahal Gwalior
• Lal Bagh Palace Indore
• Rajwada Palace Indore
• Raaj Mahal Palace Kathiwada
• Rajwada Palace Alirajpur
• Rajwada Palace Jhabua
• Jaswant Niwas Palace Sailana
• Rang Mahal Palace Sailana
• Ranjit Vilas Palace (Ratlam)
• Raj Mahal Palace Sitamau
• Laduna Palace Sitamau
• City Palace Dhar
• Jheera bagh Palace Dhar
• Datia Palace
• Orchha palace
• Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
• Govindgarh Palace Rewa
• Gohar Mahal Bhopal
• Shaukat Mahal Bhopal

Ladakh

• Stok Palace - built in 1820 by the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh in Stok, Ladakh.
• Leh Palace - is a former royal palace overlooking the town of Leh, Ladakh, in the Indian Himalayas.The palace was constructed circa 1600 by Sengge Namgyal of the Namgyal dynasty of Ladakh. ^[2]

Karnataka

Amba Vilas Palace

Lalitha Mahal Palace

• Amba Vilas Palace – Mysore
• Bangalore Palace - Bengaluru
• Cheluvamba Vilas Palace-Mysore
• Jayalakshmi Vilas -Mysore
• Jaganmohan Palace-Mysore
• Rajendra Vilas -Mysore
• Karanji Vilas Palace-Mysore
• Lalitha Mahal-Mysore
• Vasanth Mahal Palace-Mysore
• Lokranjan Mahal-Mysore
• Shivavilas Palace - Sandur
• Lotus Mahal - Hampi
• Shivappa Nayaka Palace - Shivamogga
• Nalknad Palace- Kodagu
• Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace - Bengaluru
• Daria Daulat Bagh - Bengaluru
• Asar Mahal- Vijayapura
• Gagan Mahal - Vijayapura
• Rangin Mahal - Bidar
• Patwardhan Palace- Jamakhandi

Gujarat

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

• Laxmi Vilas Palace - Seat of the Maharajah of Baroda
• Aina Mahal - royal residence of ruler of Kutch.
• Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandavi - royal residence of rulers of Kutch
• Prag Mahal - royal palace of rulers of Kutch
• Nilambaug Palace - Royal Palace of Rulers of Bhavnagar
• Aaina Mahal - Junagadh.
• Sardar Baugh Palace-Junagadh.
• Rang Mahal-Junagadh.
• Raj Mahal - Keshod Junagadh.
• Ranjit Vilas Palace - Palace of Thakore Sahebs of Rajkot.
• Ranjit Vilas Palace - Wankaner

Tamil Nadu

• Padmanabhapuram Palace, Padmanabhapuram, Kanyakumari district
• Tamukkam Palace is located in Madurai,
• Fernhills Palace located in Ooty
• Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal Madurai
• Thanjavur Maratha Palace,Tanjavur
• Kanadukathan Palace, Sivagangai

Telangana

Falaknuma Palace

• Falaknuma Palace - royal residence, Hyderabad
• King Kothi Palace - Palace of VII Nizam, Osman Ali Khan
• Purani Haveli - Seat of the Nizam of Hyderabad
• Chowmahalla Palace
• Paigah Palace
• Kollapur Palace, Kollapur

Kerala

Kowdiar Palace

• Kowdiar Palace - Residence of the Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
• Aranmula Mangattu Palace - Residence of the royal family of Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
• Aranmula Palace - Was a royal Palace of the last Aranmula King, Aranmula, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
• Kanakakkunnu Palace - Palace for welcoming guests of Travancore Royal Family, Thiruvananthapuram
• Halcyon Castle - The Summer palace of The Travancore Royal family, constructed by Sethu Lakshmi Bayi, now converted to The Kovalam Palace under The Leela Kovalam - A Raviz Hotel, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram
• Kuthira Malika - Built by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram
• Kilimanoor Palace - Birthplace of Raja Ravi Varma, Thiruvananthapuram
• Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu, Thiruvananthapuram
• Krishnapuram Palace, Kayamkulam
• Sri Moolam Thirunal Palace, Kollam - Rest house of Travancore Kings
• Thevally Palace, Kollam - Outhouse of erstwhile Travancore Kings
• Cheena Kottaram, Chinnakkada - A unique blend of Indian, European, Islamic and Moorish architecture
• Hill Palace, Tripunithura, Cochin
• Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), Cochin
• Bolgatty Palace, Bolgatty Island, Cochin
• Shakthan Thampuran Palace, Thrissur - former residence of the Cochin royal family, now a museum
• British Residency, Kollam - Architectural Marvel built by Col. John Munro
• Nedumpuram Palace
• Lakshmipuram Palace - is the royal palace of the Parappanad royal families at Changanassery

Goa

Viceregal Palace, Ananda in the Himalay

• The Deshprabhu House - Royal family of Pernem, Goa India

Uttar Pradesh

Kohra Palace

• Kohra Palace - Seat of the Babu of Kohra (estate)

West Bengal

• Bhutan House - royal residence of the Dorji family, Kalimpong
• Cooch Behar Palace - former royal residence, Cooch Behar
• Andul Rajbari - royal residence of the Andul Dutta Chaudhury Family Kayastha family, Andul Howrah
• Hazarduari Palace - former royal residence, Murshidabad
• Jhargram Palace - former royal residence and heritage hotel, Jhargram
• Marble Palace - former residence of Raja Rajendra Mullick, Kolkata
• Wasif Manzil - former royal residence, Murshidabad

Other states

• Aali Palace - royal family of Aali, Odisha
• Padmanabhapuram Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Travancore
• New Palace - Seat of Maharaja of Kolhapur
• Fatehpur Sikri - former royal residence of Emperor Akbar
• Grand Palace, Srinagar - former royal residence, today hotel, Srinagar
• Khasbagh Palace - Palace of the Maharaja of Rampur
• Anand Bagh Palace - Seat of the Maharaja of Darbhanga,
• Rashtrapati Bhavan - Seat of the President, former viceregal residence, Delhi
• Shaniwar Wada, Pune - royal residence of Peshwas
• Ujjayanta Palace - former royal palace of Tripura
• Athangudi Palace - Chettinad Palace House in Athangudi, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
• Gajlaxmi Palace - Palace of Singhdeo dynasty, Dhenkanal princely state in Dhenkanal, Odisha
• Bara Imambara - leisure court of Awadh Nawab, Lucknow
• Ramnagar Fort - Palace of Kashinaresh, Bhumihar king of Benaras state .
• The Belgadia Palace - Palace of Bhanjja Dynasty, Mayurbhanj princely state, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
• Royal Thibaw Palace(where last king of Myanmar was exiled), Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
• Vijay Vilas Palace, jawhar fort , Jawhar Maharashtra
• Senior Bhonsle palace seat of Maharaja Of Nagpur
• Junior Bhonsle palace royal family of Nagpur
• Bakabai Wada Residence of queen Bakabai(wife of raghuji Bhonsle II)
• Chitnavis Wada Residence of Chitnavis Family,Nagpur

References

1. "Jag Mandir Palace" . Retrieved 2009-12-16.
2. Sharma, Janhwij (2003). Ladakh: Architectural Heritage. Har-Anand Publications. pp. 130–131. ISBN   9788124109793.