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Royal palace in Punjab, India
Moti Bagh Palace
is a palace in
Patiala
, also known as
Pearl Garden Palace
.
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The word "Moti" means "pearl", and "Bagh" means "garden".
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The Palace was built by
Maharaja Narinder Singh
, the great-
grandfather
of
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
, in 1847,
[5]
at a cost of five
lakhs
of
rupees
.
[6]
The Old Moti Bagh Palace and New Moti Bagh Palace were built respectively by Maharaja Narinder Singh (reigned 1845?62) and
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh
.
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[8]
The Old Palace is one of the largest residencies in Asia,
[9]
housing the
Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports
(NIS) currently.
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[11]
And the New Moti Bagh Palace is the residence of Former
Chief Minister of Punjab
Captain Amarinder Singh
currently.
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History
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It was expanded in 1920s under the supervision of Sir
Ganga Ram
during the reign of
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh
. After independence, the
Government of India
took over the premises, and later converted it into a museum, a taxidermy gallery, and the
North Zone Cultural Centre
.
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citation needed
]
The
National Institute of Sports
(NIS)
Patiala
is situated in its East wing,
[13]
where the annual Patiala Heritage festival is celebrated.
There is another building, called the New Moti Bagh Palace, built in 1959,
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that is residence of
Amarinder Singh
.
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Architecture
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The Palace incorporates Indian and European architectural features.
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Gallery
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Detail of the entrance of Moti Bagh Palace from an album of photographs compiled by the wife of H.R. Hunter during his time as Dental Surgeon at Moti Bagh Palace during the reign of Maharajah Bhupinder Singh,
c.
1922
?23
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Detail of the entrance of Moti Bagh Palace from an album of photographs compiled by the wife of H.R. Hunter during his time as Dental Surgeon at Moti Bagh Palace during the reign of Maharajah Bhupinder Singh,
c.
1922
?23
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