Architecture:
Mr. Heennan, an Englishman who was the state engineer, structured the structure. The establishment of Noor Palace was laid in 1872. A guide and coins of the state were covered in its establishment as a promising sign. The greater part of the royal residence's materials and furniture were imported from England and Italy. The development of the castle was finished in 1875 at an expense of Rs. 1.2 million. Considering the measure of silver in the Indian Rupee Coin at 11.66 Grams in 1862, this sum in 2016 would come to about 8.1 million US dollars. Noor Palace covers a territory of 44,600 square feet (4,140 m2). It has 32 rooms remembering 14 for the storm cellar, 6 verandas and 5 vaults.
The structure incorporates highlights of Corinthian and Islamic styles of engineering with a tinge of subcontinental style. The Corinthian touch is noticeable in the segments, balustrade, pediments and the vaulted roof of Durbar Hall. The Islamic style is apparent in the five arches, while the precise curved shapes are a stroke of subcontinent style. Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan the fifth added a mosque to the royal residence in 1906 at the expense of Rs. 20,000. The structure depends on the mosque of Aitchison College.
In 1956, when Bahawalpur State was converged into Pakistan, the structure was taken over by the Auqaf division. The royal residence was rented to the military in 1971; in 1997 the military bought it for the aggregate of 119 million.
The structure was announced an "ensured landmark" in September 2001 by the Government of Pakistan's Department of Archeology, and it is currently open for general guests, understudies trips and other intrigued people.
The structure incorporates highlights of Corinthian and Islamic styles of engineering with a tinge of subcontinental style. The Corinthian touch is noticeable in the segments, balustrade, pediments and the vaulted roof of Durbar Hall. The Islamic style is apparent in the five arches, while the precise curved shapes are a stroke of subcontinent style. Nawab Muhammad Bahawal Khan the fifth added a mosque to the royal residence in 1906 at the expense of Rs. 20,000. The structure depends on the mosque of Aitchison College.
In 1956, when Bahawalpur State was converged into Pakistan, the structure was taken over by the Auqaf division. The royal residence was rented to the military in 1971; in 1997 the military bought it for the aggregate of 119 million.
The structure was announced an "ensured landmark" in September 2001 by the Government of Pakistan's Department of Archeology, and it is currently open for general guests, understudies trips and other intrigued people.
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| nterior of the Noor Mahal |
Thing to see:
There are a great deal of old things present in it. It incorporates numerous Nawabs' pre-owned things. There are numerous old blades, old money notes and coins, old laws that were made in that time, an old piano that Nawabs used to play, old furniture utilized by Nawabs and so forth. There is additionally a long divider in it that contains nonexistent pictures of Nawabs. Just one picture is genuine, all others are nonexistent. There is additionally a jail cell aside the Mahal.
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A night view of the Noor Mahal
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A night view of the Noor Mahal
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