| Shambhu Niwas | |
|---|---|
 Shambhu Niwas, Udaipur | |
Shambhu Niwas, Udaipur | |
| General information | |
| Town or city | Udaipur |
| Country | India |
Shambhu Niwas is part of the City Palace, Udaipur, and serves as the private residence of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur.
Description[edit | edit source]
It was built in the 1870s during the reign of Shambhu Singh, the Maharana of Udaipur.[1][2] It was designed as a modern European-style villa by an English architect.[2] It covers an area of 5,000 sq. m. and is part of the City Palace complex in Udaipur.[1] Shambu Singh entrusted Pannalal Mehta with the responsibility of overseeing and expediting its construction.[3] When it was completed, he gifted Pannalal a golden langar (transl. an ornament worn around the anklet).[3]
Furniture made from Belgian crystal was originally purchased for it by Sajjan Singh but was later moved to Shiv Niwas Palace on the orders of Fateh Singh.[4] It contains numerous paintings, crystal chandeliers, objets d'art, and furniture from around the world.[1]
Pierre Loti described it as "... modern, with European drawing-rooms, looking-glasses, sideboards laden with silver, and billiard-rooms, appointments which we had been far from expecting to see in so indigenous a town."[4][5]
Usage[edit | edit source]
It now serves as the private residence of the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur.[6][7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Khera, Dipti (2002). Jagmandir on Lake Pichola. Internet Archive. New Delhi : Penguin Enterprise. pp. 155, 172–173, 175, 177. ISBN 978-0-670-04923-3.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mehta, Fateh Lal (1888). Handbook of Meywar and Guide to Its Principal Objects of Interest. Times of India Steam Press. pp. 18–19, 21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mehta, Pratap Singh (13 September 2017). Guns and Glories: Rajputana Chronicles. Notion Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-93-5206-601-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sugich, Michael (1992). Palaces of India : a traveller's companion featuring the palace hotels. Internet Archive. London : Pavilion. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-1-85145-520-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ Loti, Pierre (1913). India. T.W. Laurie. p. 184.
- ↑ Heritage Holidays, North & Central India. Outlook Publishing (India). 2004. p. 339. ISBN 978-81-901724-5-5.
- ↑ McCulloch, Victoria (14 January 2014). Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-909268-39-5.