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    The Amar Mahal Palace in Jammu, India was built in the 19th century for Raja Amar Singh by a French architect in the style of a French Chateau. It now operates as a museum, housing exhibits such as a 120 kg golden throne, rare books, and Pahari and Kangra miniature paintings. The palace was the last residence of the Dogra royal family and displays portraits of royal family members.

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    The Amar Mahal Palace in Jammu, India was built in the 19th century for Raja Amar Singh by a French architect in the style of a French Chateau. It now operates as a museum, housing exhibits such as a 120 kg golden throne, rare books, and Pahari and Kangra miniature paintings. The palace was the last residence of the Dogra royal family and displays portraits of royal family members.

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    The Amar Mahal Palace in Jammu, India was built in the 19th century for Raja Amar Singh by a French architect in the style of a French Chateau. It now operates as a museum, housing exhibits such as a 120 kg golden throne, rare books, and Pahari and Kangra miniature paintings. The palace was the last residence of the Dogra royal family and displays portraits of royal family members.

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    Name:- Harsadan Deep Singh

    Roll no:- 1804


    Topic:- Amar Mahal Palace
    Amar Mahal Palace

    ▪ The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian


    state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, which has now been converted
    into a Museum. It was built in the nineteenth century for Raja Amar
    Singh, a Dogra king by a French architect on the lines of a
    French Chateau. The palace was donated to the Hari-Tara charitable
    trust by Dr. Karan Singh for use as a museum. It has many exhibits
    including a golden throne weighing 120 kg, Pahari
    miniature and Kangra miniature paintings, a library of 25,000 antique
    books and many rare art collections.
    ▪ The palace was the last official residence of the Dogra dynasty, and a
    large collection of portraits of the royal family are also on display in
    the Museum.
    History

    ▪ The Amar Mahal Palace was planned by a French architect,


    in 1862. However, it was not built until the 1890s. Maharani
    Tara Devi, wife of the late Maharaja Hari Singh (son of Raja
    Amar Singh) lived in this palace till her death in 1967.
    Subsequently, her son Karan Singh and his wife Yasho Rajya
    Lakshmi converted the palace into a museum to house rare
    books and works of art, with the objective of "Encouraging
    artistic talent, to establish fine arts centre and to collaborate
    with other like minded institutions for promotion of Indian
    arts".
    Geography

    ▪ Amar Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Tawi River,


    in Jammu. Tawi river is also known as Suryaputri Tawi
    (Suryaputri is a hindi word meaning 'The Daughter of The
    Sun God').Jammu, once a princely city, is also famous for
    forts, palaces and temples. The Shivalik Hills or ranges to
    the north of the Mahal, on the left bank of the river, provide
    a grand view, with the Tawi River flowing in between,
    draining the valley. It is well located adjoining the heritage
    hotel known as the Hari Niwas Palace Hotel, in the heart of
    the city, on the road to Kashmir.
    Architecture

    ▪ The palace built in red sandstone with red bricks is in a picturesque


    environment on a hillock overlooking the Tawi river valley. Built in
    the European castle style, the palace has sloping roofs with turrets and tall
    towers. When built during the reign of Raja Amar Singh, it was the tallest
    building in Jammu. The imposing building has long passages on three sides,
    which are covered by sloping corrugated tin roofs. The passages are
    supported on columns with wooden framework. The first floor of the palace
    building has French windows with connected balcony. The top floor has a
    bay window. The windows also depict triangular projections in
    classical Greek architectural style, which are fitted over ornate false
    columns.
    Gallery and My Experience
    ▪ My experience was quite delightful… it felt fresh and amazing
    to visit this place after a long time… the guides were very
    insightful and knew every detail of the palace. All the
    paintings and photographs of the royal family were very
    beautiful and pleasing to look at. The halls and corridors of the
    palace were quite flabbergasting as the ceiling were decorated
    with designs and chandeliers. The lush green garden with the
    view of Tawi river was also a site to behold.
    ▪ Any one would love to come back again and again to admire
    it’s beauty.

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