Hazarduari Palace

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Hazarduari Palace is a grand 19th-century royal residence and museum in Murshidabad, India, renowned for its European-style architecture and historical artifacts from the era of the Nawabs of Bengal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum
palace
architect Duncan MacLeod
architecturalStyle European
Italianate
Neoclassical
associatedWith Murshidabad as former capital of Bengal
Bengal Nawab dynasty
surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
builtFor Nawab of Bengal
surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
builtInCentury 19th century
commissionedBy Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah
constructionEndYear 1837
constructionStartYear 1829
containsCollection antique chandeliers
arms and weapons
furniture
historical artifacts from the era of the Nawabs of Bengal
manuscripts
paintings
portraits of Nawabs of Bengal
country India
hasFeature European-style columns
grand central staircase
high ceilings
large Durbar Hall
long corridors
hasFunction museum
royal residence
hasMuseumGalleries multiple
hasNumberOfDoors 1000
hasNumberOfFalseDoors 100
hasNumberOfRealDoors 900
heritageDesignation protected monument of national importance
historicalEra British colonial period
locatedIn Murshidabad
West Bengal
locatedOn eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River
managedBy Archaeological Survey of India
materialUsed brick
stone
nameEtymology Hazarduari Palace self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hazarduari means "palace of a thousand doors"
near Nizamat Imambara
numberOfStoreys three
openToPublic yes
partOf Kila Nizamat complex
region eastern India
touristAttraction yes

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Murshidabad contains Hazarduari Palace
Nawab of Bengal residence Hazarduari Palace
Hazarduari Palace nameEtymology Hazarduari Palace self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hazarduari means "palace of a thousand doors"
Nizamat Imambara locatedOpposite Hazarduari Palace
Jafarganj Cemetery locatedNear Hazarduari Palace
Khoshbagh nearbyAttraction Hazarduari Palace