Jai Vilas Palace

Jai Vilas Palace – Situated in the new town, Jai Vilas Palace was built in 1872-74 on the occasion of the arrival of Prince of Wales. Its architecture, mix of Italian, Tuscan and Corinthian, is quite amazing.

Jai Vilas Palace was the palace of the Scindia family and the family still lives in a portion of the palace. A large part of the palace is used as a museum which has the collections of Maharaja Jiyaji Rao Scindia.

The museum also displays articles made of Belgium cut glass, poison checking plate, furnitures of Italy and France, swing chair, glass made swing for little Sri Krishna, many stuffed animals, swords of Shahjahan and Aurrangzeb.