Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara

Palace in Gujarat, India

Not to be confused with Lakshmi Nivas Palace or Lakshmivilas Palace.

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara

General information
Architectural style| Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Town or city| Vadodara
Country| India
Completed| 1890
Design and construction
Architect(s)| Robert Chisholm
Website
www.lvpbanquets.com

The Lakshmi Vilas Palace (Gujarati: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.[1][2]

Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹25,00,000).[citation needed]

## Overview

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* Lakshmi Vilas Palace in 1890

* Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace, 1890 photograph

* Darbar Hall featuring the "Rajas Throne".

* Darbar hall featuring ornate artwork.

It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house.[1] It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of Baroda.

The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building.

In the 1930s Maharaja Pratapsinh created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson Samarjitsinh, a former Ranji trophy cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.[3]

Lakshmi Vilas Palace

## In popular culture

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### Movies

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* Prem Rog in 1982
* Dil Hi Toh Hai in 1993
* Grand Masti in 2013
* Sardaar Gabbar Singh in 2016
* Satyaprem Ki Katha in 2023

## See also

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Sayaji baug

* Sayaji Baug, also known as Kamati Baug. It was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad in 1879, on the River Vishwamitri.
* New Palace, Kolhapur of the Bhonsle Chhatrapatis
* Jai Vilas Mahal, Gwalior of the Scindias
* Rajwada, Indore of the Holkars
* Shaniwar Wada, Pune of the Peshwas
* Thanjavur Maratha palace of the Bhonsles
* Narmada Kothi (Maharajah of Indore Retreat Palace), Barwaha

## References

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1. ^ a b HoVB (9 September 2009). "Lukshmi Villas Palace". History of Vadodara - Baroda. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
2. ^ "Laxmi Vilas Palace". Vadodara: Udaipur Kiran. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
3. ^ "Lukshmi Vilas Palace - Baroda". Gujarat Tourism.

* Grand Masti makers shoot at historical Laxmi Vilas Palace; Hindustan Times

## External links

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Media related to Laxmi Vilas Palace at Wikimedia Commons

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Vadodara topics

History|

* Maratha Empire
* Gaekwad dynasty
* British East India Company
* British Raj
* Baroda Residency
* Bombay Presidency
* Political integration of India
* Bombay State
* BBCI Railway
* 2001 Gujarat earthquake
* 2002 Gujarat riots (Best Bakery case)
* 2005 train crash

Government|

* Vadodara Municipal Corporation
* Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA)
* Vadodara District

Buildings and
landmarks|

* Laxmi Vilas Palace
* Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum
* Pratap Vilas Palace
* Sayaji Baug
* Makarpura Palace
* Nazarbaug Palace
* Nyay Mandir
* Kala Bhavan
* Khanderao Market
* Kirti Mandir
* Kirti Stambh
* Baroda Museum
* EME Temple
* Hazira Maqbara
* Chimnabai Clock Tower
* Sardar Patel Planetarium
* Central Library

Roads|

* Chamaraja Road

Economy|

* Bank of Baroda
* ICICI Bank
* Indian Oil, Gujarat Refinery
* Reliance Industries, IPCL
* Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC)
* Larsen & Toubro
* General Motors India
* Sun Pharma
* Apollo Tyres
* Vadodara Stock Exchange
* Siemens

Transport|

* Vadodara Airport
* Bajva railway station
* Nandesari railway station
* Ranoli railway station
* Vadodara railway station
* National Highway 8
* Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
* Mumbai Vadodara Expressway

Culture|

* Navratri
* Garba
* Maa Aarki
* Uttarayana
* IPCL Sports Complex Ground
* Moti Bagh Stadium
* Kotambi Stadium

Education|

* Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
* Faculty of Fine Arts
* Baroda Medical College
* Baroda School of Legal Studies
* Railway Staff College
* Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara
* Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya

Other topics|

* Champaner
* Pavagadh
* Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
* Ajwa
* Dabhoi
* Kayavarohan

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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