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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Palace in Wankaner, India}}<br />
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'''Royal Oasis''' in [[Wankaner]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]], was the former summer residence of the erstwhile royal family of [[Wankaner State|Wankaner]]. It now operates as a heritage hotel.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The history of the Royal Oasis begins in the 1870s when [[Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji|Banesinhji]] erected a single-storey [[bungalow]] in colonial-style architecture for resting and named it Garden House.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Sugich |first=Michael |url=https://archive.org/details/palacesofindiatr0000sugi |title=Palaces of India : a traveller's companion featuring the palace hotels |date=1992 |publisher=London : Pavilion |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-1-85145-520-1 |pages=89–90}}</ref> After [[Banesinhji Jaswantsinhji|Banesinhji]], his son and successor, [[Amarsinhji Banesinhji|Amarsinhji]] continued using it for the same purpose and would host his guests there.<ref name=":0" /> In 1917, when [[Amarsinhji Banesinhji|Amarsinhji]]'s daughter married Purna Chandra Bhanj Deo, the [[Maharaja]] of [[Mayurbhanj State|Mayurbhanj]], he hosted them there and named it Purna Chandra Bhawan after his son-in-law.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Raulet |first=Sylvie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kDqAAAAMAAJ |title=Maharajas' Palaces: European Style in Imperial India |last2=Garde |first2=Anne |date=1997 |publisher=Vendome Press |isbn=978-0-86565-989-6 |pages=222 |language=en}}</ref> Purna Chandra Bhawan means full-moon house.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Baroda) |first=Fatesinhrao Gaekwad (Maharaja of |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mj7qAAAAMAAJ |title=The Palaces of India |date=1980 |publisher=Vendome Press |isbn=978-0-86565-007-7 |pages=183 |language=en}}</ref> In the 1930s, [[Amarsinhji Banesinhji|Amarsinhji]] commissioned the Chief Engineer of [[Wankaner State]] to build an extension to the original building, which consisted of two large suites, four other bedrooms, and additional rooms.<ref name=":0" /> Afterward, [[Art Deco]] furniture was imported for it.<ref name=":0" /> It is decorated with hunting trophies, weapons, and vintage cars.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bradnock |first=Robert |url=https://archive.org/details/indiahandbook19900robe/ |title=India handbook |last2=Bradnock |first2=Roma |date=1996 |publisher=Lincolnwood, IL. : Published in North America by Passport Books |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-8442-4908-7 |pages=1367}}</ref> <br />
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The family used it as their retreat during summer.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/alastairsawdayss0000unse_o1y0/ |title=Alastair Sawday's special places to stay, India |date=2003 |publisher=Bristol : Alastair Sawday |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-1-901970-41-8 |pages=96}}</ref> In 1972, [[Pratapsinhji Amarsinhji|Pratapsinhji]] gifted it to his son, [[Digvijaysinh Jhala|Digvijaysinhji]], who opened it as a hotel.<ref name=":0" /> It is now a two-storey block in cream and white stucco with Corinthian plaster details.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/penguinguidetomo0000unse/ |title=The Penguin guide to the monuments of India |date=1989 |publisher=London, England ; New York, N.Y., USA : Viking |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-670-80696-6 |pages=399}}</ref> It also has a [[swimming pool]] and spans an area of 225 acres.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Oasis Wankaner |url=https://www.gujarattourism.com/saurashtra/morbi/royal-oasis-wankaner.html |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=gujrattourism |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Royal residences in India]]<br />
[[Category:Palaces in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Heritage hotels]]<br />
[[Category:Heritage hotels in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century]]<br />
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