Shambhu Niwas

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Shambhu Niwas
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Shambhu Niwas, Udaipur
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Town or city Udaipur
Country India

Shambhu Niwas is part of the City Palace, Udaipur, and serves as the private residence of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur.

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Description

It was built in the 1870s during the reign of Shambhu Singh, the Maharana of Udaipur. [1] [2] It was designed as a modern European-style villa by an English architect. [2] It covers an area of 5,000 sq. m. and is part of the City Palace complex in Udaipur. [1] Shambu Singh entrusted Pannalal Mehta with the responsibility of overseeing and expediting its construction. [3] When it was completed, he gifted Pannalal a golden langar (transl. an ornament worn around the anklet ). [3]

Furniture made from Belgian crystal was originally purchased for it by Sajjan Singh but was later moved to Shiv Niwas Palace on the orders of Fateh Singh. [4] It contains numerous paintings, crystal chandeliers, objets d'art, and furniture from around the world. [1]

Pierre Loti described it as "... modern, with European drawing-rooms, looking-glasses, sideboards laden with silver, and billiard-rooms, appointments which we had been far from expecting to see in so indigenous a town." [4] [5]

Usage

It now serves as the private residence of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Khera, Dipti (2002). Jagmandir on Lake Pichola. Internet Archive. New Delhi : Penguin Enterprise. pp. 155, 172–173, 175, 177. ISBN   978-0-670-04923-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  2. 1 2 Mehta, Fateh Lal (1888). Handbook of Meywar and Guide to Its Principal Objects of Interest. Times of India Steam Press. pp. 18–19, 21.
  3. 1 2 Mehta, Pratap Singh (13 September 2017). Guns and Glories: Rajputana Chronicles. Notion Press. p. 124. ISBN   978-93-5206-601-8.
  4. 1 2 Sugich, Michael (1992). Palaces of India : a traveller's companion featuring the palace hotels. Internet Archive. London : Pavilion. pp. 17–18. ISBN   978-1-85145-520-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  5. ↑ Loti, Pierre (1913). India. T.W. Laurie. p. 184.
  6. ↑ Heritage Holidays, North & Central India. Outlook Publishing (India). 2004. p. 339. ISBN   978-81-901724-5-5.
  7. ↑ McCulloch, Victoria (14 January 2014). Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 108. ISBN   978-1-909268-39-5.

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