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| Keywords: Library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda in the 1890s.jpg en Photograph of the library at Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Baroda Gujarat from the Curzon Collection taken by an unknown photographer during the 1890s An immense structure the palace was built for the Gaekwar Sayaji Rao III ruled 1875-1939 and was reputedly the most expensive building erected by a private individual in the 19th century Originally designed and begun in 1880 by Major Charles Mant 1840-81 it was completed in 1890 by Robert Fellowes Chisholm 1840-1915 Both architects were pioneers of the Indo-Saracenic style an orientalist fusion of Eastern and Western forms The interior was richly decorated with lavish ornamental detail in this style but was planned and furnished in a largely Western manner as shown in this view of the library The Gaekwar ™s library consisted of c 20 000 volumes which he donated in 1910 to form the nucleus of the Baroda Central Library This was established as part of the Baroda Library movement a campaign to found free state libraries initiated by the Gaekwar s 1890 http //www oldindianphotos in/2010_07_04_archive html author other versions Custom license marker 2014 11 26 PD-100 Vadodara in the 1890s Uploaded with UploadWizard Laxmi Vilas Palace British Library Photo 430 Curzon Collection Interiors of palaces in Gujarat | ||||
