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Amar Mahal Palace

India · 19th century

Founded
c. 1850
Location
Jammu
Coordinates
32.748°, 74.872°
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Amar Mahal Palace in India
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Description

The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian erstwhile Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The palace has now been converted into a museum. Commissioned by Raja Amar Singh, the palace was built in the nineteenth century by a French architect on the lines of a French Chateau. The palace was donated to the Hari-Tara Charitable Trust by Karan Singh for use as a museum. It has many exhibits including a golden throne weighing 120 kg, a Pahari miniature, Kangra miniature paintings, a library of 25,000 antique books, many rare art collections, and a large collection of portraits of the royal family.

The palace was the last official residence of the Dogra dynasty and the last king of the kingdom Maharaja Hari Singh.

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

In the rankings

Amar Mahal Palace ranks #3,223 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #124 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded c. 1850, it is older than 7% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,106 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.

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