Umaid Bhawan Palaceउम्मेद भवन
A 1929 famine-relief palace in golden sandstone, one wing of it a museum you can walk into.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereJodhpur, Rajasthan
Marwar & Godwar
Marwar & Godwar
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed1 hr
Base and nearbyChittar Hill, Jodhpur
EntryMuseum ₹30 Indians, ₹100 foreigners · open daily · the palace itself is a hotel and the royal residence
About Umaid Bhawan Palace
Maharaja Umaid Singh started it in 1929 as famine relief work and it took 3,000 men fourteen years to finish, in golden Chittar sandstone with an Art Deco interior. Most of it is a Taj hotel and the family still lives in one wing, so visitors see only the museum: clocks, weapons, photographs and the vintage cars in the forecourt. Worth an hour, not more.
What to see and do
- The 105-foot central dome
- Museum of clocks, glass and royal photographs
- Vintage car collection in the drive
- Art Deco murals by Stefan Norblin
- The view back to Mehrangarh
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