Hazarduari Palace, Murshidabad
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A 19th-century palace of the Nawabs of Murshidabad on the Bhagirathi, named for its ‘thousand doors’, many of them false, now an ASI museum.
PalaceMurshidabad districtBest time to visit: October to March
Highlights
- Museum of arms, paintings, furniture and objects of the Nawabi period
- The Nizamat Imambara across the lawn
- Nearby Katra Masjid, Motijheel and Khushbagh
- Murshidabad silk
Significance
Murshidabad was the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal in the 18th century. The palace, built in the Italianate style for Nawab Humayun Jah, is managed as a museum by the Archaeological Survey of India.