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Aina Mahal

India · 18th century

Founded
c. 1750
Architect
Ram Singh Malam
Location
Bhuj
Coordinates
23.2553°, 69.66877°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Aina Mahal in India
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Description

The Aina Mahal (lit. 'Palace of Mirrors') is an 18th-century palace that is located next to the Prag Mahal in Darbargadh, Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India. The palace was built by Rao Lakhpatji of Kutch State around 1750. Lakhpatji's master craftsman Ram Singh Malam designed the palace in the local style and decorated it in the European style with glass, mirrors and tiles. The palace had two floors; the first floor contained the Audience Hall, the Pleasure Hall, the Hall of Mirrors and the State Apartments, and the second floor has the antechamber, Darbar (Court) Hall and Marriage Hall. The building has been converted into a museum which includes a "Europeanerie" collection that includes clocks, wares, mechanical toys, paintings and pictures.

Text adapted from “Aina Mahal” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Aina Mahal ranks #5,687 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #196 of the 238 mapped in India. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 17% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,277 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 31 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Rajasthan. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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