Umaid Bhawan Palace

Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
उम्मैद भवन पैलेस
Front façade of the Umaid Bhawan Palace
General information
Architectural style	Indo-Saracenic Architecture
Town or city	Jodhpur
Country	India
Construction started	1928
Completed	1943
Owner	Gaj Singh
Technical details
Structural system	Golden yellow or dun-coloured sandstone
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Er. Mohan Lal Nepalia, Budhmal Rai and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob
Engineer	Henry Vaughan Lanchester

Umaid Bhawan Palace (Hindi: उम्मैद भवन पैलेस), located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, is one of the world's largest private residences. A part of the palace is managed by Taj Hotels. It is named after Maharaja Umaid Singh, grandfather of the present owner, Gaj Singh. The palace has 347 rooms and is the principal residence of the former Jodhpur royal family. A part of the palace is a museum.

The groundbreaking for the foundations of the building was carried out on 18 November 1929 by Maharaja Umaid Singh and the construction work was completed in 1943.