India · 18th century
Lake Palace (formerly known as Jag Niwas Palace) is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, now operated as a hotel. The Lake Palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, and its natural foundation spans 4 acres (16,000 m2).
The Jag Niwas palace was constructed of white marble circa 1743–1746 by Maharana Jagat Singh II, the 62nd custodian of the House of Mewar. The palace, built to look like it is floating on the lake, was extensively used as a summer retreat for the Mewar royal family.
Currently, IHCL is managing the hotel and has done so for the last 50 years. The palace has attained global fame for its appearance and as a location for several hit movies.
Text adapted from “Lake Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lake Palace ranks #534 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 224 mapped in India. Founded c. 1740, it is older than 18% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,477 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% 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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