Lalgarh Palace is a palace in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan, built by Maharaj of Bikarner, Ganga Singh, between 1902 and 1926. The palace was built between 1902 and 1926 according to Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles. The building was commissioned by the British controlled regency for Maharaja Ganga Singh (1881–1942) while he was still in his minority as they considered the existing Junagarh palace unsuitable for a modern monarch. Ganga Singh decided that the palace should be named in memory of his father Maharaja Lall Singh. In 1972 the Maharaja of Bikaner, Dr. Karni Singh, established the Ganga Singhji Charitable Trust. He endowed a part of Lalgarh Palace to be used in service of the trust. Two wings were converted into independent hotels with the income from the Lallgarh hotel used to support the trust. Currently, the Lallgarh Palace is owned and the hotel is run by his daughter, Princess Rajyashree Kumari. The complex was designed by the British architect Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. After a ritual blessing ceremony construction commenced in 1896 on empty land 5 miles from the existing Junagarh Fort on what is now Dr. Karni Singhji Road. The palace was [ - ]

Lalgarh Palace is a palace in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan, built by Maharaj of... [ + ]