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The entire Complex is about 8 acres
on elevated land. From the main gate entrance, there are
trees and hedge on both sides of half km road (with divider
in between) ending near a cannon in
centre and a circular fountain facing the Vijayraj Palace
Hotel. On both sides of the road are well
laid out lawns.There are out-houses for different category
of room guests, and the Rajvant Palace
is adjoining.
The Vijay Palace was built by Maharaja Chhatra Singhji for
his son Yuvraj Vijay Sinhji in 1910 AD., before he ascended
the throne in September 1915. The Palace has a Victorianarchitecture
with
classical colonnaded semi-circular portico as the entrance,
Corinthian pillars, Gothic arches, European domes and
views of the river at the rear. The 7 acre grounds have
been landscaped professionally
into formal gardens. Crested arch doors lead to a marble
floored hall, that now serves as the
reception of the hotel. The drawing room has retained
it’s original character with European settees, elegant
tables. On royal portraits and black metal European statutory.
The teak wood floor,
banqueting hall next to the drawing room, has a long wooden
24 seated dining table, on the wall
are historic photographs of Maharajah Vijay Sinhji's exploits
of the races and polo.
A number of old and new decorative objects and in brass,
marble and ceramics decorate the hall. A portable screen
partition separates the banqueting and drawing areas,
which is removed when the palace is chartered for corporate
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