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	The Dogra art museum is situated within the ‘Pink Hall’. It has a rich collection containing [[miniature (illuminated manuscript)\|miniature]] paintings of various styles of the region. The miniatures belong to the [[Kangra painting\|Kangra]], [[Jammu]] and the [[Basholi]] art schools. But it also has a gold painted bow and arrow of Mughal [[emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The pink hall owes its name to the pink plastered walls of the palace section.		The Dogra art museum is situated within the ‘Pink Hall’. It has a rich collection containing [[miniature (illuminated manuscript)\|miniature]] paintings of various styles of the region. The miniatures belong to the [[Kangra painting\|Kangra]], [[Jammu]] and the [[Basholi]] art schools. But it also has a gold painted bow and arrow of Mughal [[emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The pink hall owes its name to the pink plastered walls of the palace section.

	The Gol Ghar section is located in the southern part of the complex. It has four storeys and overlooks the Tawi river. It has been gutted down in the mid 1980s as a result of an earthquake. Consequently, roofs and floors collapsed, leaving the building as a ruin.		The Gol Ghar section is located in the southern part of the complex. It has four storeys and overlooks the Tawi river. It has been gutted down in the mid-1980s as a result of an earthquake. Consequently, roofs and floors collapsed, leaving the building as a ruin.

	The Sheesh Mahal is made entirely of glass.		The Sheesh Mahal is made entirely of glass.

	The palace, which is a heritage site declared by the state government, is proposed to be linked with a rope way running up to the [[Bahu Fort]], another heritage site in the city.		The palace, which is a heritage site declared by the state government, is proposed to be linked with a rope way running up to the [[Bahu Fort]], another heritage site in the city.

			==Bibliography==
			* Poonam Chaudhary, and Jasbir Singh Katoch: 'Mubarak Mandi Palace - Inheritance Of An Ailing Heritage. Jammu', Jammu: Saksham Books International 2008.

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://www.~~bcmtouring.com/forum/travelogues-north-india-f61/mubarak-mandi-palace-heritage~~-complex-jammu-crumbling-edifice-t13585/ Forum post about the Mubarak Mandi palace]		* [http://www.bcmtouriheritage-complex-jammu-crumbling-edifice-t13585/ Forum post about the Mubarak Mandi palace]
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002332/http://studio1860.org/Studio/Projects/Conservation/Mubarak_mandi/Mubarak_mandi.aspx Website from a conservation enterprise working at the Mubarak Mandi]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002332/http://studio1860.org/Studio/Projects/Conservation/Mubarak_mandi/Mubarak_mandi.aspx Website from a conservation enterprise working at the Mubarak Mandi]
	* [http://www.jammu.com/jammu/about/local_sites.htm#1 Website from Jammu city on local sights]		* [http://www.jammu.com/jammu/about/local_sites.htm#1 Website from Jammu city on local sights]

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'''Mubarak Mandi''' is a [[palace]] in [[Jammu]], India. The palace was the royal residence of the [[maharaja]] of Jammu and Kashmir from the [[Dogra dynasty]]. It was their main seat till 1925 when maharaja [[Hari Singh]] moved to the [[Hari Niwas Palace]] in the northern part of Jammu. The palace is located in the heart of the old walled city of Jammu and overlooks the [[Tawi River|Tawi]] river.

==History==
In medieval times, Raja Maldev founded Jammu after Tamerlane destroyed his city at Babor near Lake Mansar. He choose Mubarak Mandi as his residence. Successive generations built palaces and extended it to its zenith. The oldest building of the complex dates back to 1824. Successive maharajas added to the complex in size and building took more than 150 years. The architecture is a mix of [[Rajasthani architecture]] and European [[baroque architecture|baroque]], and [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]] styles.

The complex is grouped around several courtyards and includes various buildings and palaces like the Darbar Hall Complex, the Pink Palace, Royal Courts buildings, Gol Ghar Complex, Nawa Mahal, Rani Charak Palace, Hawa Mahal, the Toshakhana palace and the Sheesh Mahal. The halls and galleries of the palace were used for official functions and ceremonies.

Nowadays sections of the palace house government offices, courts and the [[Dogra Art Museum, Jammu|Dogra Art Museum]]. However, other parts of the palace are in ruins as the palace has more than 36 times has been the victim of fires. Furthermore, the building suffered from earthquakes in the 1980s and in 2005.

The Dogra art museum is situated within the ‘Pink Hall’. It has a rich collection containing [[miniature (illuminated manuscript)|miniature]] paintings of various styles of the region. The miniatures belong to the [[Kangra painting|Kangra]], [[Jammu]] and the [[Basholi]] art schools. But it also has a gold painted bow and arrow of Mughal [[emperor]] [[Shah Jahan]]. The pink hall owes its name to the pink plastered walls of the palace section.

The Gol Ghar section is located in the southern part of the complex. It has four storeys and overlooks the Tawi river. It has been gutted down in the mid 1980s as a result of an earthquake. Consequently, roofs and floors collapsed, leaving the building as a ruin.

The Sheesh Mahal is made entirely of glass.

The palace, which is a heritage site declared by the state government, is proposed to be linked with a rope way running up to the [[Bahu Fort]], another heritage site in the city.

== External links ==
* [http://www.bcmtouring.com/forum/travelogues-north-india-f61/mubarak-mandi-palace-heritage-complex-jammu-crumbling-edifice-t13585/ Forum post about the Mubarak Mandi palace]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120426002332/http://studio1860.org/Studio/Projects/Conservation/Mubarak_mandi/Mubarak_mandi.aspx Website from a conservation enterprise working at the Mubarak Mandi]
* [http://www.jammu.com/jammu/about/local_sites.htm#1 Website from Jammu city on local sights]
* [http://heritagezone.blogspot.com/2009/11/aesthetics-of-mubark-mandi-palace.html Article on Mubarak Mandi Palace]

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[[Category:Royal residences in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Jammu (city)]]
[[Category:Palaces in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:1824 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)]]
[[Category:19th-century establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]