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Hazarduari Palace

Murshidabad, India

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Hazarduari Palace

The Neoclassical palace stands on the Kila Nizamat campus beside the Bhagirathi River in Murshidabad, built 1829 to 1837 for Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah. Inside are a museum of weapons, paintings and royal furniture, and about a thousand doors, many of them false.

Highlights

  • Museum galleries
  • Nizamat Imambara
  • Clock tower

Good to know

  • Photography is not allowed inside
  • Allow one to two hours

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