Interior of Noor Mahal, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Interior of Noor Mahal, Bahawalpur, Pakistan Stock Photo
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Ali Mir / Alamy Stock Photo

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3000 x 3157 px | 25.4 x 26.7 cm | 10 x 10.5 inches | 300dpi

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The Noor Mahal is a palace in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. It was built in 1872 like an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. It belonged to the Nawab of Bahawalpur princely state, during British Raj. There are various stories regarding its construction. According to one legend, Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan IV had the palace made for his wife; however, she was only there for one night, as she happened to see the adjoining graveyard from her balcony, and refused to spend another night there, and so it remained unused during his reign.