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The '''Rani Mahal''' (meaning " | The '''Rani Mahal''' (meaning "Queen's palace") is a royal palace in the city of [[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh, India. The palace was built by Raghu Nath-II of the [[Newalkar]] family (1769-96), subedar of Jhansi. This palace later formed one of the residences for [[Rani Lakshmibai]] (1853-58).<ref>{{Cite web |title=रानी लक्ष्मी बाई का महल {{!}} जनपद झांसी, उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार {{!}} India |url=https://jhansi.nic.in/hi/tourist-place/%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b7%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%ac%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%88-%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%b2/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |language=hi-IN}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Rani Mahal, a royal palace in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 23.jpg|thumb|Inside the Rani Mahal]] | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Architecturally, it is a flat-roofed, two-storeyed building having a quadrangular courtyard with a small well and one fountain on opposite sides. The palace consists of six halls and parallel corridors with [[Foil (architecture)|multi-foiled]] arches and a number of small rooms. The Darbar Hall, approached by a flight of steps, is beautifully decorated with paintings in bright colours exhibiting various floral, faunal and geometrical motifs. The arches are embellished with peacock and rosette patterns. A major part of it was damaged by British bombardment during the siege of Jhansi in 1858. The ground floor of the palace houses stone sculptures collected from [[Madanpur, India|Madanpur]], [[Barua Sagar]], Dudhai and Chandpur dating from the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] to Medieval periods (9th to 12th centuries). | Architecturally, it is a flat-roofed, two-storeyed building having a quadrangular courtyard with a small well and one fountain on opposite sides. The palace consists of six halls and parallel corridors with [[Foil (architecture)|multi-foiled]] arches and a number of small rooms. The Darbar Hall, approached by a flight of steps, is beautifully decorated with paintings in bright colours exhibiting various floral, faunal and geometrical motifs. The arches are embellished with peacock and rosette patterns. A major part of it was damaged by British bombardment during the siege of Jhansi in 1858. The ground floor of the palace houses stone sculptures collected from [[Madanpur, India|Madanpur]], [[Barua Sagar]], Dudhai and Chandpur dating from the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] to Medieval periods (9th to 12th centuries).<ref>{{Citation |last=Pinakpani |title=English: Rani Mahal, residences for Rani Lakshmibai and a royal palace in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh |date=2022-09-03 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rani_Mahal,_a_royal_palace_in_the_city_of_Jhansi,_Uttar_Pradesh_10.jpg |access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_up_jhansimahal.asp ASI Rani Mahal, Jhansi] | *[http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_up_jhansimahal.asp ASI Rani Mahal, Jhansi] | ||
*[http://www.mustseeindia.com/Jhansi-Rani-Mahal/attraction/11045 http://www.mustseeindia.com/Jhansi-Rani-Mahal/attraction/11045] | *[http://www.mustseeindia.com/Jhansi-Rani-Mahal/attraction/11045 http://www.mustseeindia.com/Jhansi-Rani-Mahal/attraction/11045] | ||
==References== | |||
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{{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}} | {{coord missing|Uttar Pradesh}} | ||
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The Rani Mahal (meaning "Queen's palace") is a royal palace in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The palace was built by Raghu Nath-II of the Newalkar family (1769-96), subedar of Jhansi. This palace later formed one of the residences for Rani Lakshmibai (1853-58).[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Architecturally, it is a flat-roofed, two-storeyed building having a quadrangular courtyard with a small well and one fountain on opposite sides. The palace consists of six halls and parallel corridors with multi-foiled arches and a number of small rooms. The Darbar Hall, approached by a flight of steps, is beautifully decorated with paintings in bright colours exhibiting various floral, faunal and geometrical motifs. The arches are embellished with peacock and rosette patterns. A major part of it was damaged by British bombardment during the siege of Jhansi in 1858. The ground floor of the palace houses stone sculptures collected from Madanpur, Barua Sagar, Dudhai and Chandpur dating from the Gupta to Medieval periods (9th to 12th centuries).[2]
External links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "रानी लक्ष्मी बाई का महल | जनपद झांसी, उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार | India" (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ Pinakpani (3 September 2022), English: Rani Mahal, residences for Rani Lakshmibai and a royal palace in the city of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, retrieved 1 October 2022
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