Lake Palace or Jag Niwas Palace ,is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, it is now turned into a hotel.
The Lake Palace is located on the island of Jag Niwas in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, India, and its natural foundation spans 4 acres (16,000 m2).
Popularly described as the Venice of the East, Udaipur hosts the pristine Lake Palace, curated out of white marble.
The exquisite lake palace was extensively used as a summer retreat for the Mewar Royal family.
Currently, IHCL is managing the palace .
This luxurious palace has attained global fame as several super-hit films, including Octopussy, The Fall, etc., have been shot here.
Lake Palace, and Pichola Lake was built by Rana Lakshasimha (Laakha) of ParmarRajputs, in 1362 AD.
The Lake Palace was rebuilt between 1743 and 1746 under the direction of the Maharana Jagat Singh II (62nd successor to the royal dynasty of Mewar) of Udaipur, Rajasthan as a summer palace.
It was initially called Jagniwas or Jan Niwas after its founder.
The palace was constructed for facing east, allowing its inhabitants to pray to Surya, the Hindu sun god, at the crack of dawn.
It was initially called Jagniwas or Jan Niwas after its founder.
The palace was constructed for facing east, allowing its inhabitants to pray to Surya, the Hindu sun god, at the crack of dawn.
Jagat Singh felt that the City Palace was too public to invite the beautiful young ladies of Udaipur with decadent, moonlit picnics.
Therefore a palace in the centre of Lake Pichola would offer much more privacy. The successive rulers used this palace as their summer resort.
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