MAKE A MEME
View Large Image
| View Original: | Laxmi_Vilas_Palace,_Baroda_(c._1890).jpg (712x505) | |||
| Download: | Original | Medium | Small | Thumb |
| Courtesy of: | commons.wikimedia.org | More Like This | ||
| Keywords: Laxmi Vilas Palace, Baroda (c. 1890).jpg en Photograph of the Lakshmi Vilas Palace at Baroda in Gujarat from Lee-Warner Collection 'Baroda views and buildings c 1890' taken by an unknown photographer A colossal structure it was built for the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III r 1875-1939 and was reputedly the most expensive building erected by a private individual in the 19th century This is a general view of the west facade shortly after completion with landscaped gardens in the foreground Originally designed by Major Charles Mant 1840-81 in an exuberant Indo-Saracenic architectural style it was begun in 1878 and completed after his death in 1890 by Robert Fellowes Chisholm 1840-1915 Both architects were pioneers of the Orientalist style which combined western and eastern forms particularly arches and domes The skyline of the palace is a fantastical mixture of bangaldar eaves chhatris a tall tower and a central cupola In creating a modern palace Mant retained the traditional division of an Indian palace into three sections but arrayed them in three blocks along the main axis of the building The Durbar Hall is at the left the Maharaja's residence in the centre and the zenana or women �s apartments at the right 1890 http //www oldindianphotos in/2010_07_04_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2014 11 26 PD-100 Vadodara in the 1890s Uploaded with UploadWizard Laxmi Vilas Palace | ||||
.jpg){kind=link}
