| A blend of Medieval European and Chinese
architecture, the City Palace, situated at the eastern bank of Lake Pichhola
has a number of remarkable buildings of immense beauty, gardens and fountains,
well planned and finely executed over the years. Situated within the City
Palace complex,Fateh Prakash Palace is the smaller of the two authentic
palace hotels located inside the complex. Still, owned by Udaipur's Mewar
royal family, the Fateh Prakash Palace is now run and managed by the HRH
group.
Built in the early 20th century, it named after Maharana
Fateh Singh, one of the greatest Maharanas of Mewar who reigned during
its construction. The Palace was served as an exclusive venue for royal
functions, where the Maharanas of Mewar held court.
It is a grand heritage palace standing majestically along
the eastern shores of Lake Pichola. The magnificent Fateh Prakash Palace
is today, host exclusive banquets, conferences, ceremonial dinners, corporate
events, weddings etc.
The interiors are decorated with royal artifacts, miniature
painting, unique crystal and crockery collections, exquisite chandeliers
and the armory of the Mewar dynasty. The major attraction of Fateh Prakash
palace hotel is the imposing Durbar Hall. Originally known as Minto Hall,
in 1909 the Viceroy of India Lord Minto laid down the foundation stone
of the Darbar Hall henceforth the name was originally called as Minto
Hall to respect the honor to the Viceroy. The hall is used as a banquet
hall and hired out for special functions. The durbar hall has seven crystal
chandeliers suspended from its ceiling, of which three of them is located
on the center and the others are on the corners of the hall.
The crystal gallery in the Fateh Prakash Palace hotel
is probably the largest private collection of crystal in the world with
beautiful crystal works including crystal chairs, tables and sofas, sculptures
and crystal beds.
There is also a unique jewel studded carpet here. These
master piece crystal collections was created especially by F & C Osler
in England for the young Maharana Sajjan Singh, who began his reign in
1874. But unfortunately after a decade, before these crystals reached
the palace, the maharaja died and these crystals were packed away in boxes
until Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar, decided to display it to the public.
Opened in 1994, the crystal gallery can be viewed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The entry fee to the crystal gallery is Rs. 500 for adult and Rs. 300
for children.
There are a total of 30 rooms including 9 suits equipped
with period furniture, portraits and original miniature paintings, private
sitting areas and facilities like air-conditioning, international direct
dial telephone, satellite TV and a mini-bar. It also offers magnificent
view of Lake Pichola, Sajjangarh, Lake Palace and Jagmandir .
The top terrace of Fateh Prakash palace hotel can seat
up to 300 guests in buffet style dining and up to 190 guests for formal
banquets. The Fateh Prakash Palace Hotel was certified as the best Heritage
Hotel in 'Heritage Grand' category for 2001-2002 by the Department of
Tourism, Government of India.
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