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[[File:Jaipur House 2019 (3).jpg|thumb|Backside of Jaipur House with carved [[art deco]] friezes]]<br />
'''Jaipur House''' is the former residence of the [[Maharaja of Jaipur]] in the city of New Delhi, India.<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/stories-behind-the-royal-abodes/article8203558.ece| title = Stories behind the royal abodes: Every palace built by princely states in Delhi has a riveting past - The Hindu| newspaper = The Hindu| date = 7 February 2016}}</ref> It is situated at the end of [[Rajpath]], facing the [[India Gate]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
It was designed by Charles Blomfield, after construction of [[Lutyens' Delhi]], in 1936.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sharma |first=Manoj |title=Of princes, palaces and plush points |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/of-princes-palaces-and-plush-points/story-mKjxnswBZVzbKMinScJsvK.html |access-date=2019-09-29 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2011-06-08}}</ref><ref name=hist>{{cite web| url = http://ngmaindia.gov.in/history.asp| title = National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi--}}</ref><br />
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Today it houses the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] (NGMA), India's premier art gallery which was established here by Ministry of Culture in 1954.<ref name=hist/><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The structure has a butterfly layout and a central dome. The structure is clad in red and yellow [[sandstone]]. To the back of the palace is a large garden, which can be entered through the main ballroom on the ground floor. The ballroom is paneled in dark wood.<br />
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Inside is the main hall underneath the central dome, with a large spiral staircase leading to the upper floor.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Hyderabad House]]<br />
* [[Bikaner House]]<br />
* [[Baroda House]]<br />
* [[Patiala House]]<br />
* [[Jodhpur House]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book |last=Bhowmick |first=Sumanta K |date=2016 |title=Princely Palaces in New Delhi |location=Delhi |publisher=Niyogi Books |pages=264 |isbn=978-9383098910 }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://archive.today/20131212190455/http://boldillibol.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/national.jpg Image of the Jaipur House]<br />
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[[Category:Royal residences in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:History of Jaipur]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1936]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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