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Neermahal | |
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Twijilikma Nuyung[1] | |
Etymology | Neer (Water); Mahal (Palace) |
General information | |
Type | Palace |
Architectural style | Hindu and Mughal architectural styles |
Location | Rudrasagar Lake, Melaghar, Tripura, India |
Town or city | Melaghar |
Country | India |
Construction started | 1930 |
Construction stopped | 1938 |
Governing body | Ministry of tourism, Tripura |
Design and construction | |
Main contractor | Martin and Burns |
Known for | Largest Water Palace in India |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 24 ( approximately ) |
Neermahal also known as Twijilikma Nuyung (lit. 'Water Palace') is a former royal palace of Tripura Kingdom, built by Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya bahadur in 1930.[2] It is also the largest water palace in India. The palace is situated in the middle of Rudrasagar Lake ( Twijilikma ), in Melaghar 53 kilometers away from Agartala, the capital of Tripura.[3]
The palace of Tripura's last king, Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, built in the 1930s in the middle of a lake at Melagarh...