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Next to Aina
Mahal, Rao Pragmalji's Palace is across the courtyard. Designed by
the British engineer Col. Wilkins (though some believe he was an Italian),
the palace was begun in 1865 to replace some stables and out-houses.
Constructed in later part of the nineteenth century, the Prag Mahal is a
magnificent building made of ornate Italian marble and sandstone. Its
Corinthian pillars and 'Jali' work depicting European flora and fauna are
worth observing.
THE ORNATE PALACE
It contains a vast Darbar Hall (25m x 12m) and 12m high with verandahs,
corner towers and 'zenanas', all opulently decorated with carvings,
gilding, Minton tiles and marble.
Opposite the clean, tidy reddish Prag Mahal a generous cornucopia of
fantastic carved wooden balconies and window-screen enlivens walls. Much
of the rest of this fairly modern palace is empty, locked up and rapidly
deteriorating.
There are good views of surrounding countryside from the tall clock tower
connected to the palace by covered galleries.
There is a fees required to be paid to enter the palace.
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