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]
There is another building, called the New Moti Bagh Palace, built in 1959,[14] that is residence of Amarinder Singh.[15]
Architecture
The Palace incorporates Indian and European architectural features.[16]
Gallery
Detail of the entrance of Moti Bagh Palace from an album of photographs compiled by the wife of H.R. Hunter during his time as Dental Surgeon at Moti Bagh Palace during the reign of Maharajah Bhupinder Singh, c. 1922–23
Detail of the entrance of Moti Bagh Palace from an album of photographs compiled by the wife of H.R. Hunter during his time as Dental Surgeon at Moti Bagh Palace during the reign of Maharajah Bhupinder Singh, c. 1922–23