India · 16th century
Jag Mandir is a palace built on an island in Lake Pichola. It is also called the "Lake Garden Palace". The palace is located in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Its construction is credited to three Maharanas of the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar kingdom. The construction of the palace was started in 1551 by Maharana Amar Singh and was finally completed by Maharana Jagat Singh I (1628–1652). It is named "Jagat Mandir" in honour of the last named Maharana, Jagat Singh. The royal family used the palace as a summer resort and pleasure palace for holding parties. On one occasion, the palace served as a refuge to asylum seekers. It features Mughal-style architecture. In 1623, Shah Jahan lived here when he was in revolt against his father.
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Jag Mandir ranks #1,703 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded c. 1560, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,083 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 30 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Rajasthan. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
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