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'TAJ MAHAL PALACE'
If I told you I had just visited the Taj Mahal that was built by Shah Jahan Bhopal, But I did exactly that, although this monument was built by his namesake Shah Jahan, she was the begum of Bhopal in the late 19th century.

And unlike the Taj Mahal in Agra, it’s namesake in Bhopal is now a complete ruin and not really on the tourist map at all. the main entrance, which was firmly shut, Even the facade of this palace gives little clue as to what lies within, with crumbling masonry, faded colours and the plaster almost falling from the walls


Originally called Raj Bhavan, but renamed Taj Mahal on the suggestion of the British, this palace was commissioned in 1871 by the 11th ruler of Bhopal and took 13 years to complete at a reputed cost of ₹ 3,000,000. The palace has 120 rooms in total, a sheesh mahal and an elaborate fountain structure called “savan bhadon” that simulated the effect of rain. The palace’s architecture is a unique combination of British, French, Mughal, Arabic and Hindu influences.
restoration, and is unlikely to generate them in the future.

However, despite all this doom and gloom, the future may be looking brighter for the Taj Mahal Palace in Bhopal. There are new plans being drawn up to save this monument from the brink.



In 2017 a private builder from Indore has stepped forward with proposals to develop the palace into a heritage hotel. I was led into a small office where mockup pictures of the renovated palace and site plans were available to see.

Of course these artists impressions of how the heritage hotel will look is a little distant from how the palace was at its zenith, but I guess this is the compromise you have to face. The alternative is quite likely to be almost no palace remaining if another 70 years passes with continued neglect.


It does of course also pose a challenge for the palace’s relationship with the locals of Bhopal, it is their heritage afterall. In becoming a heritage hotel the palace will become the refuge of the wealthy, no doubt with a hefty entrance fee or any casual observers. But then what we have today is essentially a closed building, falling down, and with little interest from the public. So perhaps this new lease of life for the Taj Mahal Palace in Bhopal is the best outcome we can hope for.


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