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{{Infobox building<br />
| name = New Palace<br />
| location_town = [[Morbi]]<br />
| location_country = [[India]]<br />
| years_built = <br />
| construction_start_date = 1931<br />
| completion_date = 1944<br />
| architect = Kumar Ramsinh<br />
| owner = <br />
| architectural_style = [[Art Deco]]<br />
| client = [[Mahendrasinhji|Mahendrasinhji Lakhdiraji]]<br />
}}<br />
The '''New Palace''' is a historic [[palace]] located in the city of [[Morbi]], [[India]]. Built between 1931 and 1944 in the [[Art Deco]] style, it was commissioned by the [[Mahendrasinhji|Mahendrasinhji Lakhdiraji]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
In 1931, [[Mahendrasinhji|Mahendrasinhji Lakhdiraji]] commissioned Kumar Ramsinh, a graduate of the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|Architectural Association]] and the second Indian partner at Gregson, Batley and King, to design this palace for his personal use.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lang |first=Jon T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gxyGbhlKQXQC |title=A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India |date=2002 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-7824-017-6 |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last1=Benton |first1=Charlotte |url=https://archive.org/details/artdeco191019390000unse |title=Art deco 1910-1939 |last2=Benton |first2=Tim |last3=Wood |first3=Ghislane |date=2003 |publisher=Boston : Bulfinch Press/AOL Time Warner Book Group |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8212-2834-0 |pages=388–389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=Modern Bombay and the People Who Shaped It: A Record of Architects & Firms - Art Deco |url=https://www.artdecomumbai.com/research/modern-bombay-people-who-shaped-it-record-architects-firms/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.artdecomumbai.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was designed in the [[Art Deco]] style.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Tour: The New Palace - Kinfolk |url=https://www.kinfolk.com/stories/home-tour-the-new-palace/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.kinfolk.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Banham |first=Joanna |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlKhCAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Interior Design |date=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-78758-4 |pages=603 |language=en |orig-date=}}</ref> It was built and furnished between 1931 and 1944.<ref name=":0" /> It was executed by the contractors Shapoorji Pallonji.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Princely States and the Emergence of Art Deco in Bombay - Art Deco |url=https://www.artdecomumbai.com/research/princely-states-and-the-emergence-of-art-deco-in-bombay/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.artdecomumbai.com |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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It has a pink plaster exterior with horizontal lines and curved corners.<ref name=":1" /> The interiors include rooms, a lounge with dining booths, two bars with triple-decker cushioned barstools, a gym, and a swimming pool.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> It has a library with walnut wood paneling and a fireplace.<ref name=":2" /> Furniture for it was purchased from a firm based on [[Tottenham Court Road]], [[London]].<ref name=":2" /> Mahendrasinhji also commissioned Polish artist [[Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine|Stefan Norblin]] to beautify the palace interiors with his paintings.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jhala |first=Angma Dey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WGpECgAAQBAJ |title=Royal Patronage, Power and Aesthetics in Princely India |date=2015-10-06 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-31657-2 |pages=18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Kamayani |date=2022-10-11 |title=Drawing Hindu epics in Art Deco style, this Polish artist left behind a striking legacy |url=https://scroll.in/magazine/1034201/drawing-hindu-epics-in-art-deco-style-this-polish-artist-left-behind-a-striking-legacy |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref> Stefan created large murals and canvases featuring hunting scenes, [[Shiva]] in prayer, [[Krishna]] for [[Apollo]] riding his chariot across the sky,<ref name=":1" /> portraits of the Mahendrasinhji ancestors, and imagery showcasing the local flora and fauna.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stefan Norblin: The Polish artist who painted Hindu gods in Indian palaces |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8xe17pegrno |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Palaces in India]]<br />
[[Category:Palaces in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Royal residences in India]]<br />
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Houses completed in 1944]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in India]]<br />
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