| Amar Mahal Palace | |
|---|---|
 Amar Mahal Palace Museum, | |
  Location within Jammu and Kashmir  Amar Mahal Palace (India) | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Continental castle architecture |
| Town or city | Jammu |
| Country |  India |
| Coordinates | 32°44′53″N 74°52′19″E / 32.748°N 74.872°E |
| Completed | 1890s |
| Client | Raja Amar Singh |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Red Sandstones and bricks |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | French architect |
| Engineer | French engineer |
The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian erstwhile Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The palace has now been converted into a museum. Commissioned by Maharaja Amar Singh, a Dogra king, the palace was built in the nineteenth century by a French architect on the lines of a French Chateau. The palace was donated to the Hari-Tara Charitable Trust by Karan Singh for use as a museum.[1] It has many exhibits including a golden throne weighing 120kg, a Pahari miniature, Kangra miniature paintings, a library of 25,000 antique books, many rare art collections,[1][2][3] and a large collection of portraits of the royal family.[4]
The palace was the last official residence of the Dogra dynasty and the last king of the kingdom Maharaja Hari Singh.
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- ^ "Amar Mahal Palace Museum". Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
- ^ Bindloss, Joe; Singh, Sarina (2007). India. Lonely Planet. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-74104-308-2. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
Architectural Details of Amar Mahal Palace.