Moti Bagh Palace

Moti Bagh Palace
The Old Moti Bagh Palace
Typeroyal palace
LocationPatiala, Punjab, India[1]
Built1847[2]
Original useResidence of the Maharaja of Patiala
Current useHeadquarters of the North Zone Cultural Centre; Office of the National Institute of Sports; museum.
Architectural style(s)Sikh architecture

Moti Bagh Palace is a palace in Patiala, also known as Pearl Garden Palace.[3] The word "Moti" means "pearl", and "Bagh" means "garden".[4] The palace was built by Maharaja Narinder Singh, the great-grandfather of Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, in 1847,[5] at a cost of half a million rupees.[6] The Old Moti Bagh Palace and New Moti Bagh Palace were built respectively by Maharaja Narinder Singh (reigned 1845–62) and Maharaja Yadavindra Singh (reigned 1938-47).[7][8]

The Old Palace is one of the largest residencies in Asia,[9] housing the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NIS) currently.[10][11] And the New Moti Bagh Palace is the residence of Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh currently.[12]

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