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The
Lallgarh Place defies the bleak and rugged reality of the harsh
Thar Desert around Bikaner.
The renowned architect, Sir Swinton Jacob, was commissioned for
the proposed residence of the young ruler, Maharaja Ganga Singh.
Initially, the palace was proposed to be finished within a lakh of
rupees and further reductions in cost were suggested to be made by
substituting stucco for carved stone.
But the moment Maharaja Ganga Singh got personally involved in the
building exercise, all cost cutting was banished. The Palace began
in 1896 and by the time the first quadrant, Lakshmi Niwas was
completed in 1902, cost had already zoomed to ten lakh rupees. The
idea of using cheap stucco was replaced with the finest and most
intricate stone carving of all the modern palaces in India.
The princely abode welcomed Lord Curzon as its first important
guest. Maharaja Ganga Singh named his new residence in honour of
his father, Maharaja Lall Singh.Lallgarh Palace was the most
completely integrated example of Indo-Saracenic architecture, and
as some hold, the most perfectly realised of Sir Samuel
Jacob's creations. The sheer poetry in sandstone was further
extended for the Maharaja's son, Sadul Singh, and grandson, Karni
Singh..
 LOCATION
: 247 Kms. From Jodhpur Airport, and 3 mks / 10 minutes drive
from Bikaner Rly Station.
ACCOMMODATION
: 37 Aircon/ Aircool
rooms and 01 suite.
BANQUET & CONFERENCE HALLS :
38
air-conditioned rooms
Telephone with direct dialling facility
Running hot and cold water
Refrigerator in rooms
Television with satellite channels in rooms
Indian and continental cuisine
Well stocked bar
Indoor swimming pool and jogging trail
Tennis, billiards, croquet and masseur
Credit cards and money exchange
Conference facilities
Doctor on call
LEISURE
: Multicuisine Restaurant.
ADDRESS : Hotel Lallgarh Palace, Bikaner Rajasthan-334001
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