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Umaid Bhawan Palace Museum

Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India
291/510101
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Ranked #10 of 42 attractions in Jodhpur
Type: Specialty Museums, Art Museums
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Evergem, Belgium
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Its an impressive building but theres not much to see except a museum which tells the history of this building. The Maharadja still lives there but the biggest part of this building is now a hotel. Great gardens and its a quiet and rich part of the city of Jodhpur.

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Jalgaon, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 11, 2013

there is all royal . the uniforms which the people or wrkers were is also royal. there are historical royal cars which were used by th king of jodhpur.

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Hertfordshire, UK
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 5, 2013

This enormous pile is part luxury hotel, part museum, part home to Maharaja Gaj Singh II (who I met at a Rajput marriage in 2007) and is one of the world's largest private residences. It’s named after Gaj Singh’s grandfather, Maharaja Umaid Singh, who philanthropically built it between 1929 and 1943 to provide employment to thousands of people during a... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013

The palace is located in a secluded and present Raja and his family are staying in one of the portion of the palace.One portion of the palace is converted in to a five star hotel, you may do the booking in advance and can stay there,it is Taj grouo of hotels.The palace which is open for the public viewing is... More

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013

it was an amazing experience.............n stunning archetectures......beautiful n wud luv to visit it agn...........model of umaid bhavan is dammn pretty.......

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Johannesburg South Africa
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 7, 2013

Not all that much to see inside, disappointing I thought. The building from a distance is grand but not all that grand once inside. Not sure what the hotel side is like. I would say this is not a must see in Jodhpur.

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Mumbai (Bombay), India
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 1, 2013

The museum here is just ok and you may miss if you are also going to Mehrangarh Fort. However, the T-shirts by Jodhpur Muesum you will find only inside the Museum. The vitage car vehicles can be seen even without purchasing the museum tickets, which is a must see thing.

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Jodhpur, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 22, 2013

This is the pure Marwari heritage, old BMWs and mercs are a treat to watch with wall paintings and snaps of royal family, one of the most beautiful palaces of the world.

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Delhi, Delhi, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

In early days it was known as Rajmahal for the Royal Family of Rajasthan but now a days it turns into a Hotel. Its museum is really nice but deep access is only allowed if you are either a VIP or a uest over there.

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bellary
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

The Museum is well maintained stock of history , the decedent of the clan who ruled the Kingdom. Part is Hotel and present clan's residence. Vintage Car collection museum is not to be missed...

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