Bagore ki Haveli
Bagore-Ki-Haveli
This
is a very congenial old building built right on the waterfront of Lake Pichola
at Gangori Ghat. Amir Chand Badwa, the Prime Minister of Mewar built it in the
eighteenth century. The palace has over hundred rooms and some very interesting
display of costumes and modern art. The glass and mirror in the interiors of
the Haveli delicate work and well preserved too. It also preserves a fine example
of Mewar Painting on the walls of Queen's Chamber. The two peacocks made from
small pieces of colored glasses are fine examples of glasswork.
After the death Badwa the building became the property of Mewar State. It came
to be occupied by Maharana Shakti Singh of Bagore who built the palace of the
three arches also in 1878 and it acquired its name of Bagore-ki-haveli, the
house of Bagore. After independence the structure lay in neglect until 1986
when it housed the West Zone Cultural centre.
The haveli now stages delightful evening's entertainment; the pleasurable performance
of Rajasthani traditional dance and music in the moody surroundings of the haveli.
It is an ideal place for an evening entertainment while enjoying the view of
Lake Pichola.
