Hawa Mahal
Rajasthan- Where
- Jaipur district
- Dates from
- 1799
- Style
- Mughal architecture
- Status
- State protected monument
Places by type
Palaces in India
Royal palaces from Rajasthan to Mysuru, many of them now museums or heritage hotels. 56 palaces across 16 states and union territories.
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The best-known palaces
Ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them.
Mysore Palace
KarnatakaHistorical palace in Mysuru, Karnataka, India.
- Where
- Mysore
- Dates from
- 1912
- Style
- Indo-Saracenic architecture
Jal Mahal
Rajasthan- Where
- Jaipur
- Dates from
- 1799
Lake Palace
RajasthanFormer palace, today hotel on the Jag Niwas island in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India.
- Where
- Udaipur
- Dates from
- 1740
Aga Khan Palace
Maharashtra- Where
- Pune
- Dates from
- 1892
- Built by
- Aga Khan III
- Status
- Protected monument of national importance
Falaknuma Palace
TelanganaFormer palace in Hyderabad, India and now a luxury hotel.
- Where
- Hyderabad
- Dates from
- 1893
Leh Palace
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh- Where
- Leh district
- Status
- Protected monument of national importance
Mattancherry Palace
Kerala- Status
- On UNESCO’s tentative list
City Palace, Udaipur
Rajasthan- Where
- Udaipur
Jag Mandir Palace
Rajasthan- Where
- Udaipur
- Dates from
- 1560
Monsoon Palace
Rajasthan- Where
- Udaipur
- Status
- State protected monument
Lalitha Mahal
Karnataka- Where
- Mysore
Lakshmi Vilas Palace, Vadodara
GujaratPalace of Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
- Where
- Vadodara
- Dates from
- 1890
- Style
- Indo-Saracenic architecture
Chowmahalla Palace
Telangana- Where
- Hyderabad
- Dates from
- 1880
Bengaluru Palace
Karnataka- Where
- Bengaluru
- Dates from
- 1878
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
West BengalAncestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Lok Bhavan, Kolkata
West BengalOfficial residence of the Governor of West Bengal.
- Dates from
- 1803
Marble Palace
West Bengal- Dates from
- 1835
- Built by
- Rajendra Mullick
Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
Madhya Pradesh17th century palace in Bundelkhand.
- Where
- Orchha
- Status
- State protected monument
Sikandar Bagh
Uttar PradeshPresent day Park which was stormed in 1857 by the British during the Indian Rebellion.
- Where
- Lucknow
- Status
- Protected monument of national importance
All 56 palaces by state
Assam 1
Delhi 2
Gujarat 2
Haryana 1
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 4
Karnataka 6
Kerala 6
Madhya Pradesh 3
Maharashtra 2
Punjab 1
Rajasthan 10
- Hawa Mahal Jaipur guide (4 km)
- Jal Mahal Jaipur guide (7 km)
- Lake Palace Udaipur guide (3 km)
- City Palace, Udaipur Udaipur guide (3 km)
- Jag Mandir Palace Udaipur guide (4 km)
- Monsoon Palace Udaipur guide (7 km)
- Shiv Niwas Palace Udaipur guide (3 km)
- Sisodiya Rani Bagh Jaipur guide (7 km)
- Badshahi Haveli Pushkar guide (9 km)
- Deeg Palace
Tamil Nadu 2
Telangana 4
Tripura 1
Uttar Pradesh 5
West Bengal 6
Frequently asked questions
Which state has the most palaces on this list?
Rajasthan, with 10 of the 56. Next come Karnataka (6) and Kerala (6).
What are the best-known palaces in India?
Measured by how many language editions of Wikipedia write about them, the best known are Hawa Mahal, Mysore Palace, Jal Mahal, Lake Palace, Aga Khan Palace.
How did you choose these palaces?
They are the palaces in India that Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia, records with a location and articles in at least 5 Wikipedia languages. That keeps the list to places people actually look up. We checked the data on 19 Oct 2026.
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