Bagore Ki Haveli, a beautiful mansion on the waterfront of Lake Pichola. It was Built in 1751 by Amir Chand, the Prime Minister of Mewar built it in the 18th century.
The palace has over 100 rooms and some very interesting display of costumes and modern art. The glass and mirror in the interiors of the Haveli delicate work and well preserved too. It also preserves a fine example of Mewar Painting on the walls of Queen’s Chamber. The two peacocks made from small pieces of colored glasses are fine examples of glasswork.
After the death PM of Mewar the building became the property of Mewar State. It came to be occupied by Maharana Shakti Singh of Bagore who built the palace of the 3 arches also in 1878 and it acquired its name of Bagore-ki-haveli, the house of Bagore. After independence the structure lay in neglect until 1986 when it housed the West Zone Cultural centre.
The haveli now organizes wonderful evening entertainment shows; the pleasurable performance of Rajasthani traditional dance and music in the moody surroundings of the haveli
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