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| name = Bhor Rajwada<br />
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| location = [[Bhor]], [[Pune district|Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| built = 1869<br />
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| architecture = Synergy of [[Vernacular Architecture|Indian Vernacular]]<br />
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'''Bhor Rajwada ('''{{Lang-mr|भोर राजवाडा}}) (also known as '''Bhor Palace''') is a historical palace and a royal residence at [[Bhor]] in the [[Maharashtra]] state of [[India]]. It was the official residence and the seat of the [[Raja]]s of the [[Bhor State|Princely State of Bhor]]. The Bhor Rajwada palace is a synergy of<br />
[[Vernacular Architecture|Indian Vernacular]] and [[Renaissance architecture|European Renaissance Architectural style]] and was built by Chimnajirao (ninth ruler of Bhor) at a cost of [[Indian rupee|INR]] 2 lakh in 1869.{{Sfn|Ranade|1930|p=37}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Shooting sans permit|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/pune/civic/shooting-sans-permit/articleshow/50259418.cms|publisher= Pune Times -The India Times|author=Vijay Chavan|access-date=21 December 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Construction==<br />
The last palace, now known as Old Palace or the Wooden Palace, was burnt into ashes in the year 1869 during the Ram Navami festivities. Raja Chimnaji Raghunathrao rebuilt a new fine spacious palatial residence on the site of the Old Palace. The construction cost was Rs 2,00,000 and was completed in 1870{{Sfn|Ranade|1930|p=37}}<br />
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==Architecture==<br />
The architectural style of the palace is commonly described as [[Renaissance architecture|European Renaissance Architecture]] with the blend of the [[Vernacular Architecture|Indian Vernacular]] and [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] styles. The wada was studied in 1930's by Prof. [[Claude Batley]], principal of [[Sir J. J. College of Architecture]], [[Mumbai]].<ref>[https://issuu.com/ameykandalgaonkar/docs/bhor_palace Palace of Bhor Architecture Design Analysis]</ref><br />
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==Popular culture==<br />
*Bhor Rajawada was featured in the 2015 Hindi historical film ''[[Bajirao Mastani]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=These Incredible Pictures From The Sets Of 'Bajirao Mastani' Are Proof That The Film Is Going To Be Grand|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/these-incredible-pictures-from-the-sets-of-bajirao-mastani-are-proof-that-the-film-is-going-to-be-grand-246344.html|publisher=The Indiatimes|access-date=16 October 2015|author=Mimamsa Shekhar}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*{{cite book|title=A Short history of the Bhor State|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206843|first=V. G.|last=Ranade|year=1930|publisher=Bhor}}<br />
*<ref>{{cite book |last1=Gupta |first1=Rupa |title=Wada of Maharashta, an Indian courtyard house form (Ph,D thesis) |date=2007 |publisher=Cardiff University |location=Cardiff UK |isbn=9781303182167 |url=http://orca.cf.ac.uk/55688/ |access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Bhor Rajwada}}<br />
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*[https://issuu.com/ameykandalgaonkar/docs/bhor_palace Palace of Bhor Architecture Design Analysis]<br />
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