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{{Short description|Palace in Gujarat, India}}
{{Distinguish|Lakshmi Nivas Palace|Lakshmivilas Palace}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Lakshmi Vilas Palace
| image = File:LakshmiVilas Palace.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| caption = Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara
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| location_town = [[Vadodara]]
| location_country = India
| architect = [[Robert Chisholm (architect)|Robert Chisholm]]
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| completion_date = 1890
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| style = [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture]]
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| website = {{url|https://www.lvpbanquets.com}}
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The '''Lakshmi Vilas Palace''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: લક્ષ્મી વિલાસ મહેલ) in [[Vadodara]], Gujarat, India, was constructed in 1890 by the [[Gaekwad]] family, a prominent [[Maratha Empire|Maratha]] family, who ruled the [[Baroda State]]. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url= https://udaipurkiran.com/laxmi-vilas-palace-vadodara/|title = Laxmi Vilas Palace|publisher=Udaipur Kiran|date= 23 December 2021|access-date= 26 April 2022|location= [[Vadodara]]}}</ref>
Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture]], built by [[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹25,00,000).{{cn|date=April 2024}}
==Overview==
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File:Laxmi Vilas Palace, Baroda (c. 1890).jpg|Lakshmi Vilas Palace in 1890
File:Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda in the 1890s.jpg|Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace, 1890 photograph
File:Laxmi Vilas Palace Darbar Hall.jpg|Darbar Hall featuring the "Rajas Throne".
File:Laxmi vilas palace.jpg|Darbar hall featuring ornate artwork.
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It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built until that time, and four times the size of [[Buckingham Palace]]. At the time of construction, it boasted the most modern amenities such as elevators and the interior is reminiscent of a large European country house.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.historyofvadodara.in/lukshmi-villas-palace/|title=Lukshmi Villas Palace|last=HoVB|date=2009-09-09|website=History of Vadodara - Baroda|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-11}}</ref> It remains the residence of the royal family, who continue to be held in high esteem by the residents of [[Vadodara|Baroda]].
The Palace compound is of over 500 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the LVP Banquets & Conventions, the [[Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum]] building.
In the 1930s [[Pratap Singh Rao Gaekwad|Maharaja Pratapsinh]] created a golf course for use by his European guests. In the 1990s, Pratapsinh's grandson [[Samarjitsinh Gaekwad|Samarjitsinh]], a former [[Ranji Trophy|Ranji trophy]] cricket player, renovated the course and opened it to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujarattourism.com/hotel/details/1014|title=Lukshmi Vilas Palace - Baroda|website=Gujarat Tourism}}</ref>
[[File:Laxmi vilas Palace Vadodara Baroda.jpg|thumb|800px|center|{{center|Lakshmi Vilas Palace}}]]
==In popular culture==
===Movies===
*''[[Prem Rog]]'' in 1982
*''[[Dil Hi To Hai (1993 film)|Dil Hi Toh Hai]]'' in 1993
*''[[Grand Masti]]'' in 2013
*''[[Sardaar Gabbar Singh]]'' in 2016
*''[[Satyaprem Ki Katha]]'' in 2023
==See also==
[[File:SAYAJI_BAUG_FLORA-_FAUNA_VADODARA_05.jpg|thumb|Sayaji baug|right]]
*[[Sayaji Baug]], also known as ''Kamati Baug''. It was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by [[Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad]] in 1879, on the [[River Vishwamitri]].
*[[Shree Chhatrapati Shahu Museum, Kolhapur|New Palace, Kolhapur]] of the Bhonsle [[Chhatrapati]]s
*[[Jai Vilas Mahal]], [[Gwalior]] of the [[Scindias]]
*[[Rajwada]], [[Indore]] of the [[House of Holkar|Holkar]]s
*[[Shaniwar Wada]], [[Pune]] of the [[Peshwa]]s
*[[Thanjavur Maratha palace]] of the [[Bhonsle]]s
*[[Narmada Kothi (Maharajah of Indore Retreat Palace), Barwaha]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131105235619/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Grand-Masti-makers-shoot-at-historical-Laxmi-Vilas-Palace/Article1-965977.aspx Grand Masti makers shoot at historical Laxmi Vilas Palace]; ''Hindustan Times''
==External links==
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[[Category:Defunct cricket grounds in India]]