Jayamahal palace | Arni house | british colonial architecture in Bangalore |

Описание: Jayamahal Palace was earlier known as Arni Hall and originally owned by the Jagirdar of Arni in Tamil Nadu around 1892.

the Jayamahal Palace Hotel was once a private residence and is believed to have been acquired from the Mysore Maharajah around the 1940's. The Jayamahal Palace hotel is presently owned by the grandson of the Maharajah Bhojrajji of Gondal, an erstwhile princely State in Gujarat. The palace became a hotel in 2005 and it was declared open by the then Maharajah Srikanta Datta Narasimha Raja Wadiyar, former MP. Looming behind the Cantonment station with a sprawling ground this majestic palace was once frequented by the British higher-ups in their heydays and is close to such well-known buildings as the Bangalore Palace the Raj Mahal Vilas and Gayatri Devi Park Extensions and to the east is Jayachamarajendra Nagar.

The design of multi- storied Jaya mahal palace vaguely carries the elements of Kathiawadi architect blended with Gothic style with covered portico, balconies, sloping sunshades,etc. The hotel is well embellished with beautiful decorations, tasty themes, featuring stained glasses, attractive furnishings, matching the exotic features of some states. For examples, the Gujarat Suite has murals of elephants and camel on the walls.The interiors of the heritage hotel were designed by Kumud Kumari of Gondal, wife of the owner. The ambiance brings out the nicety of royal life blended with wonders of modernity. The restaurants are also tastefully decorated and the walls based on different themes. In some restaurants on the wall one could see pictures of the Maharajah with his race cars. It seems the ruler was fond of expensive cars like other Maharajahs of by-gone era. This fine palace tucked away from the din of traffic in a placid place, it became a heritage hotel with 4-star amenities decades ago.