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Gondal Attractions |
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The various tourist attractions in Gondal are the Riverside
Palace, Orchard Palace, Royal Garages and Naulakha Palace. |
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Riverside Palace
The Riverside Palace was built in 1875 AD by Maharaja
Bhagwat Sinhji for his son Yuvraj Bhojraji. The palace
is set in lawns and gardens beside the river Gondal.
There are various sitting arrangements which are
furnished in typical colonial style with antique
wooden furniture and many pleasant sit-outs are also
located on the terraces and galleries overlooking
either the river or the garden.
Orchard Palace
The Orchard Palace is located in a huge complex of
fruit orchards, lawns and gardens. This palace is a
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wing of the Huzoor Palace,
where the ruling family of Gondal entertained guests. The
'room of miniatures' is a splendid sitting room with a
collection of miniature paintings, brass and antique
furniture. |
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Royal Garages
The Royal Garages have an extensive collection of vintage
and classic cars from 1910 to 1955, limousine and sports
cars from 1950 and 1960, American cars from 1940 and 1950,
and a fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles from the World War
II and post-war period. Most of these cars are restored and
some bear the original Gondal State number plates. |
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Naulakha
Palace
Naulakha Darbargadh Palace was built during the 17th
century. This palace is one of the oldest and the most
beautiful palace in Gondal. This palace is situated on
the banks of the river on a grand masonry base, rising
about 30 meter above the river bed. This palace was
built in about nine lakhs and thus named so. The
palace is approached by the high gateway with the
clock tower from the town side. The entrance leads to
a huge open space with administrative blocks on the
right and a grand staircase on the extreme left corner
leading to the intricately carved pavilions on the
open terrace. There are stone carvings with exquisite
balconies, fabulous pillared courtyard, delicately
carved arches, and a |
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unique spiral staircase in
the palace. The grand Darbar Hall has series of huge windows
which open into long balcony supported by intricately carved
brackets. The Darbar Hall has large chandeliers, stuffed
panthers, wooden furniture and antique Belgian mirrors. The
private palace museum displays artifacts and gifts received
by Maharaja Bhagwat Sinhji as a ruler of Gondal, on his 50th
birthday and various other relics.
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