Darbar Mahal - is Palace with enchanted beauty and awesomely structured & beautified. This is also historical heritage of Nawabs of Bahawalpur and is Architectural Masterpiece. Darbar Mahal is among one of the most beautifully constructed Palaces in the World.
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| Internal view of Darbal Mahal |
The Palace is now under the control of Pakistan Army but still has a great attraction for the Tourists Historically it was constructed like the architectural structures resembles to Mughalai Forts and also having typical fusion of East-Indian and Arabic Architecture.
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| Captured by : Uzair khan |
History of Darbar Mahal:
Darbar Mahal was commissioned by Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi (V) in 1904, it was like the other forts that had been built around that time. Originally concieved as "Bahawal-Garh" the fort was completed in 1905.
The Mahal was given into the services of Pakistan Armed Forces and Govt. Offices after War of Independence 1947, and the tenants paid due dividend to the Nawab.
The Mahal served as sitting bench for regional court of State of Bahawalpur but from last two decades exclusively serving the Pakistan Army.
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| Magnificant view of Darbar Mahal |
Palace a Masterpiece
Darbar Mahal has been built with the Red Bricks and structure resembles to the earlier Lahore Fort.
It is also extended in the fashioned "Haveli" style building with four domes which are connected to each other through short corridors. The structure is an awesome blend of red on white, with White dominating windows along with roofline and exterior walls are in Red. The Building was a blend of Ancient Indian and Arab traditional architectural style, spacious building with 80 windows was styled in old Islamic traditions of 14th Century.
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