Darbar Mahal

Darbar Mahal
دربار محل
Darbar Mahal was built in 1905
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General information
Architectural styleIndo-Sikh architecture
Town or cityBahawalpur
CountryPakistanPakistan
Coordinates29°23′50″N 71°41′59″E / 29.3972°N 71.6998°E / 29.3972; 71.6998
Completed1905
Technical details
Size44,600 square feet (4,140 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Udham Singh Lyallpur Wala

Darbar Mahal is a palace in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.[1] The building was built to hold courtly events and government offices of the former princely state of Bahawalpur.[2] The palace sits in a 75-acre (30 ha) garden.[3] The entire palace complex was leased to the armed forces beginning in 1966.[4] It currently serves as the Headquarters of 35 Infantry Division of Pakistan Army and not open to the general public.[5]

  1. ^ "Darbar Mahal keeps 'Princely State' alive". Archived from the original on 31 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ Vandal, Sajida (2011). "Cultural Expressions of South Punjab" (PDF). UNESCO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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  4. ^ The Herald. Pakistan Herald Publications. 2012.
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