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Lal Bagh Palace timings 10:00 am to 05:00 pm, (Monday close), Entry fee Rs 10 per person. | Indians - ₹20/-, International Tourist - ₹400/-
Opening Time & Days
The Lal Bagh Palace opening and closing timings is 10:00 AM – 05:00 PM
Open Days
The Lal Bagh Palace is open from Tuesday to Sunday in a week, Closed on every Monday & National Holidays.
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Website 🔗About Lal Bagh Palace
Lal Bagh Palace is one of the most admired and grand monuments of Indore city, situated on the banks of Khan River on the outskirts of Indore. This palace was built by Maharaja Shivaji Rao Holkar in 1921. The building is three-storeyed and is the place where many royal receptions were held. The Government of Madhya Pradesh is converting the palace into a cultural center and it has now been converted into a museum.
Architecture of Lal Bagh Palace
Lal Bagh Palace is spread over an area of 28 hectares. The ground floor entrance hall is made of marble and displays many prehistoric artifacts. The first floor houses a magnificent collection of coins and many of these coins date back to the Muslim era. The architecture reflects the Italian Renaissance Revival style, making it one of the finest neo-classical buildings in India.
Interesting facts about Lal Bagh Palace
- Lal Bagh Palace is considered to be one of the most stylish royal residences in India.
- The palace largely displays contemporary Italian and Indian sculptures and paintings.
- The Ballroom of Lal Bagh Palace has wooden flooring which is built on springs to provide extra bounce.
- The palace gates are a replica of the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, but are almost twice the size of Buckingham Palace.
- Much of the furniture and decoration of the palace reflects the early Georgian style.
- Proportioned and well furnished rooms, decoration on the walls and ceilings of the rooms of the palace, magnificent gates are the main features that attract the visitors.
- There is a coin collection center on the first floor which actually dates back to the Muslim period in India.
- Holkar's state emblem was made on each gate of the palace, on which it was written, "Whoever tries will be successful".
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