Pataudi Palace

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|architect = [[Robert Tor Russell]] assisted by Karl Molt Von Heinz
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The '''Pataudi Palace''', also called '''Ibrahim Kothi''', is a [[palace]] of the former ruling family [[Pataudi family]] in [[Pataudi]] town of [[Gurgaon district]] (now Gurugram district) in [[Haryana]] state of [[India]]. Passed from the last ruling nawab, [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi|Iftikhar Ali Khan]], to his son, the last recognized [[Nawab|titular nawab]], [[Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi|Mansoor Ali Khan]], the palace is currently held by his son [[Saif Ali Khan]], who uses it as his ancestral property.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/pataudi-palace-kareena-kapoor-saif-ali-khans-ancestral-home/|title=Pataudi Palace: 5 surprising facts about Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's home|date=2019-05-26|website=Architectural Digest India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-02}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

After the high-profile wedding between the nawab of Pataudi and the [[begum]] of Bhopal, the nawab felt the old family home was not grand enough to house his new bride in the manner she was accustomed. At the request of [[Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi|Iftikhar Ali Khan]] (1910–52), the 8th Nawab of Pataudi, the building was designed in the style of the colonial-era mansions of Imperial [[Delhi]] by [[Robert Tor Russell]] (1888–1972) assisted by the Au Molt von Heinz.<ref>"When in CP, think of Robert Tor Russell", ''Times of India'', 27 August 2011.</ref><ref name="ChaturvediKanwar2010">{{cite book|author1=Anuradha Chaturvedi|author2=Dharmendar Kanwar|title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qBpySQFoz18C&pg=PA238|access-date=5 September 2013|date=2 August 2010|publisher=DK Publishing|isbn=978-0-7566-7418-2|pages=238–}}</ref>

Many [[Bollywood|Hindi movies]] have been shot in the palace.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2012/pictures-pataudi-palace-saif-kareena-wedding-venue-100124.html |title=Pictures: Interiors of Pataudi Palace, Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor's wedding venue|publisher=OneIndia Entertainment|access-date= 5 September 2013}}</ref>

It was repossessed by actor [[Saif Ali Khan]], son of the last Nawab in 2014 and {{as of|2015|07|lc=y}}, the palace remained closed for renovations. The renovation was soon completed and the Pataudi family stays in the palace during winters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ramadaneemrana.com/neemrana-times/the-pataudi-palace-in-neemrana-is-getting-a-heritage-make-over/|title=The Pataudi Palace in Neemrana is getting a 'Heritage Make-Over'|publisher=[[Ramada Hotels]]|date=7 June 2014|access-date=7 July 2015}}</ref>

Nearby Akbar Manzil, built after 1857 as the official residence of the then Nawab, was later converted into a kachehri (judicial complex), and is now used as a godown (store).<ref name=friher1>[http://www.fridaygurgaon.com/news/2516-gurgaon-heritage.html Gurugram heritage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065323/http://www.fridaygurgaon.com/news/2516-gurgaon-heritage.html |date=1 February 2019 }}, fridaygurgaon.com.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Pataudi State]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Palaces in Haryana]]
[[Category:Heritage hotels in India]]
[[Category:History of Haryana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Gurgaon district]]
[[Category:Pataudi]]

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