Umaid Bhawan Palace Umaid bhawan palace is located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This palace is known to be on the list of largest private residencies. This palace has around 347 rooms in it. This palace was the principal residence of Jodhpur royal family. The decision to make Umaid Bhawan Palace was done on 18 november 1929. This was done by maharaja umaid singh. The construction work of this palace was done in 1943. Umaid Bhawan Palace is also awarded as the World’s best hotel organized by TripAdvisor. History of Umaid Bhawan Palace: The history of this palace relates itself to a curse by a saint. He said that drought will follow the rule of Rathore Dynasty. As the reign of Pratap singh ended after 50years, Jodhpur suffered drought as well as famine for 3years. The farmers of Jodhpur went to ask for help from Maharaja Umaid Singh, the 37th Rathore ruler of Marwar. They asked him to provide them some employment options so that they can cope up with the conditio...
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