Hazarduari Palace, Palace and museum in Murshidabad, India
Hazarduari Palace is a three-storey palace in Murshidabad on the Bhagirathi River with a length of 130 meters and a width of 61 meters. The structure rises about 24 meters (80 feet) tall and contains hundreds of rooms and corridors with decorated arches.
The architect Duncan Macleod designed the building in the neoclassical style for Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah between 1829 and 1837. After completion, the palace served as the residence of the Nawabs of Bengal until the British takeover of the region.
The name means "palace of a thousand doors" and refers to the real and false entries throughout the building. Visitors today see halls with chandeliers, weapon collections, and paintings that show the life of the Nawabs.
The grounds remain closed on Fridays but are open every other day of the week. Guided visits help understand the room layout and the displayed objects in the different halls.
The building contains one thousand doors in total, of which only nine hundred lead to actual rooms. The remaining hundred are decoys that served to confuse intruders and give guards extra time.
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