Umaid Bhawan Palace

    Umaid Bhawan Palace is located at Jodhpur (The Blue City) in Rajasthan, India.  It is one of the world's largest private residences.  A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels.  Names after Maharaj Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner Gaj Singh of the palace, this edifice has 347 rooms and serves as the principle residence of the Jodhpur royal family. Umaid Bhawan Palace was called Chittar Palace during its construction due to use of stones drawn from the Chittar hill where it is located.  The ground foundation of the building was broken on 18 Nov 1929 and the construction work was completed in 1943.

Umaid Bhawan Palace

    The palace is divided into three functional parts - The Palace, Hotels and Museum.

Palace: 

    The entire palace complex built with sandstone and marble is set in an area of 26 acres of land including 15 acres of well tended gardens.  The palace, magnificent in its lavish proportions, consists of a throne chamber, an exclusive private meeting hall, a Durbar Hall to meet the public, a vaulted library, an indoor swimming pool and spa, a billiards room, four tennis courts, two unique marble squash courts and long passages.

Interior of Umaid Bhawan Palace

Hotel: 

    The hotel wing of the palace is run by the Taj Group of Hotels.  It has 70 guest rooms including the luxurious "Regal and Vice Regal Suites" and the fabulous "Maharaja" and "Maharani Suites" with art deco style decorations, the latter is fitted with a bath tub carved from a single block of pink marble said to be the only one of its type in India.  The terrace which provides the scenic view of the Garden.  The bedroom has an attached kitchen and the furnishing here is in pink and peach colour.

Interior of Umaid Bhawan Palace

Museum:

    The museum has exhibits of stuffed leopards, a very large symbolic flag gifted to Maharaja Jaswant Singh by Queen Victoria in 1877, an impressive "Quirky" collection of clocks in windmill and light house shapes, and photographs of the elegant art-deco interior of the palace.  The classic cars of th Maharajs are also on display in the garden in front of the museum.

Panoramic View of Umaid Bhawan Palace 

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