Pakistan · 20th century
Darbar Mahal is a palace in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It was built to hold courtly events and government offices of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The palace sits in a 75-acre (30 ha) garden. The entire palace complex was leased to the armed forces beginning in 1966. It currently serves as the Headquarters of 35 Infantry Division of Pakistan Army and is not open to the general public.
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Darbar Mahal ranks #4,226 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 31 mapped in Pakistan. Founded 1905, one of 161 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 982 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Pakistan compares in the castle statistics.
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