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Hotels : Jodphur : IndiaUmaid Bhawan Palace |
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| Category: 5 Star • Region: Rajasthan • Location: Jodphur | ||||||||
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A splendid example of Indo-colonial and the art-deco style of the thirties, Umaid Bhawan is one of the largest and grandest private residences in the world. The palace was built between 1929 and 1943 and over 3000 artisans worked over 14 years to create this magnificent edifice.If there is one palace that combines architectural extravaganza with aesthetic triumph, it is the Umaid Bhawan Palace. If there is something that is best experienced than described, it is absolutely a stay at the Umaid Bhawan. From the time of the origin of Jodhpur to the present day, the Rathore capital suffered severe scarcity of water and drought followed with unfailing regularity every third or fourth year. A tradition developed among the Maharajas to alleviate the suffering of people by creating work. The work usually took the form of building canals, roads, temples, stepwells and palaces. Rosita Forbes, travelling in the 1930s through Jodhpur, experienced first hand the severe rainless times in Jodhpur, and described the goings-on: The majority of the 'fine buildings' was actually one single complex ! An architectural extravaganza called the Umaid Bhawan Palace - among the biggest private residences in the world ! A colossal 347 room structure with two monumental wings separated by a central dome soaring to a height of 185 feet. Given the scale of construction, Rosita Forbes could be excused for the misplaced observation. Even the members of the royal family describe how as children they 'used to take stones and mark our way while going on so that we would be able to retrace our steps and find your way out!' Maharaja Umaid Singh conceived the Palace as a centrepiece of his massive famine-relief scheme. The acclaimed designs of Henry Lanchester for Cardiff City Hall and Law Courts / Central Hall, Westminster, impressed Maharaja Umaid Singh, and Lutyen's protégé was entrusted with the job. It took 25 years and 3000 men to give shape to this stupendous expression. The Palace was designed as a smooth combination of European classical elements interlaced with oriental ones. Massive sandstone boulders were cut from a quarry at Surasagar near Jodhpur and transported by a special narrow-gauge train to the construction sites. Master masons chiselled these rough stones into blocks of five and seven tons. The blocks were then fitted into an interlocking fashion with no mortar or cement being used in the construction. Furnished with fashionable Art Deco interiors by the Polish artist and decorator, S.Norblin, the palace consumed one million square feet of the finest marble. The world of Umaid Bhawan Palace contained everything that the royalty required - a private cinema hall, a luxurious swimming pool inlaid with tiles depicting the zodiac, gigantic royal suites, a soaring rotunda, fancy ball rooms, a majestic durbar hall, billiards room, ballrooms, banquet halls, libraries, staff quarters, servant quarters .... Room types include Deluxe Room- Chamber of Emperors, Superior Room - Chamber of Kings, One Bedroom Luxury Suite, Superior Vice Regal Suite, Deluxe Regal Suite,
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| Please Note: Price may vary for public holidays (eg New Year), special events, or school holidays. |
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Number of Rooms: 98 Child Policy: If you have any questions before booking your hotel, please use the Booking Inquiry form. |
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| Check-in Time | 1200 | |
| Check-out Time | 1200 | |
| International Airport | Jodhpur International Airport | |
| Local Airport | Jodhpur International Airport | |
| Distance from local airport | 5 km | |
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| Booking Fax Number | +91 11 24105158 | |
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| Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodphur, 3342006 |
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