Usha Kiran Palace
Taj Usha Kiran Palace Hotel
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General information
LocationJayendraganj, Lashkar, Gwalior
Coordinates26°12′14″N 78°09′58″E / 26.204°N 78.166°E / 26.204; 78.166
Other information
Number of rooms30
Number of suites8
Number of restaurants1
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Usha Kiran Palace
Antique Marryat & Scott elevator, Taj Usha Kiran Palace, Gwalior

Usha Kiran Palace is a heritage hotel, adjacent to Jai Vilas Mahal on a 9-acre land in Gwalior built by the royal Scindia dynasty of the Marathas.[1] The management of the five-star hotel is done by Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces.[2] The hotel makes use of solar power energy [3] produced at Kadodiya Solar Park, which has been built by Vivaan Solar.[4]

History

It was built in 1902 as a guest residence for the Prince of Wales who was visiting. It later became the guest house of Jivajirao Scindia[5] where he brought Vijayaraje Scindia after the marriage.[6]

Subsequently moving from Mumbai to Gwalior, Priyadarshini Raje Scindia, the wife of Jyotiraditya Scindia, transformed the Palace into a hotel.[7] The Palace has preserved its tradition with the usage of rosewood elevator from 1930 and two-blade ceiling fans.[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Get welcomed in true Gwalior tradition". Taj Hotels. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Gwalior: Palaces, fort and a lot of history". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Hindi ePaper, EPaper Download, Online Epaper, Newspaper in Hindi, Today Newspaper : Patrika". Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ South Asian Handbook. Trade & Travel Publications. 2010. p. 298. ISBN 9788124115251. Quote: "Maharaja's former guesthouse"
  6. ^ Power Profiles. Har-Anand Publications. 2010. p. 250. ISBN 9788124115251. Quote: "Usha Kiran Palace as Bride."
  7. ^ "Following Madhya Pradesh's palace trail". CN Traveller. Retrieved 6 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ A Guide to the Palace Hotels of India. Hunter Publishing. 6 February 2011. p. 162. ISBN 9781588439703. Quote: "Flanked by Twin Towers"
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