Lalgarh Palace

Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner, Rajasthan is a magnificent and luxury palace inviting thousands of visitors from the world every year. Built in 1902, this grand building was built under the reign of Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji in commemoration of his father Maharaja Lal Singh Ji. The order to design this imperial palace was commissioned to an English engineer and architect.

History

Lalgarh palace built in 1902 by Maharaja Ganga Singh in the commemoration of his father Maharaja Lal Singh is an imperial palace in Bikaner. The designer of this monument was commissioned to the leading English architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. This palace is truly eye-popping and is a hybrid amalgamation of the Mughal, the Rajput and the European architecture styles. This grand palace is made of pure red sandstones and reflects the interests of Maharaja of Bikaner in a variety of architecture styles.

Architecture

The architecture of Lal Garh palace is undoubtedly a masterwork. This palace is a three-storied structure and from inside, it includes a number of rooms such as guest suites, bedrooms, living rooms, smoking rooms, eating rooms, multiple imposing halls, billiards room, cards room and still a number of useful rooms. The palace also boasts of suspending terraces and subtle latticework, which refer to high-class artisanship. Plus, Lal Garh palace also sports imposing halls, marquees, lounges and domes. Blossoming bougainvillea, the dancing peacocks and still much more invite a number of visitors to the palace.

The palace boasts of beautiful latticework and filigree work, which directs to the fact for high-class workmanship involved in it.  At present, Lallgarh Palace is owned and operated is run by Princess Rajyashree Kumari, the daughter of H.H. Karni Singh.

Best Time to Visit

Despite the fact, the Lalgarh Palace is open for visit all the year round but as a tourist, not every season is suitable for you since summer is too warm in Rajasthan and you may have a hard time dealing with the scorching sunrays. Next is the rainy season however rainfall in Rajasthan is moderate yet the atmosphere becomes very humid at times, so visiting Lalgarh Palace in this season is not a good choice. Now comes winters (from October-March), which surely is a welcoming season for you to come to Bikaner and enjoy your visit to Lalgarh Palace and other variety of attractions there.

Visitor’s Information

Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner is one of the most popular attractions and draws a number of visitors both from several other cities of India as well as foreign countries. This imperial palace is situated at a short distance of only 3 kilometers from the downtown Bikaner and can be reached conveniently with the help of available public transportation services.

How to Reach

Bikaner is another Rajasthan’s prominent cities and located at an average distance of over 300 kms from Jaipur, the capital city of the state. The city is the managerial H.Q. of the Bikaner District. The city of Bikaner is well linked to several popular cities of India.

By Air

Bikaner presently does not have an aerodrome of its own, and yet Nal Aerodrome located at a short distance of 17 km from Bikaner is under construction presently. In any case, if you are traveling by air, you will have to arrive at either Jodhpur (251 km) or Jaipur (330 km) depending on the city nearest to your city. These two airports Jodhpur and Jaipur International Airport are closely linked with the regular flights from all the principal Indian cities.

By Train

Bikaner is quite well linked with the wide gauge railway and trains from Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, Chandigarh, etc are well linked to this Rajasthan city. If you opt for traveling to Bikaner by train, then it is best to choose "Palace on Wheels" deluxe train for a relaxing and comfortable travel. The Bikaner Junction railway station is situated in the downtown area.

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