Bagore ki Haveli

The very famous Bagore Ki Haveli was was built by Amar Chand Badwa in the 18th century. He was the Prime Minister of the Mewar kingdom during the reign of four ‘maharanas’ of Udaipur- Raj Singh II, Ari Singh, Maharana Pratap Singh II, and Hamir Singh. It was a huge time period from 1751 to 1778. After the death of the Prime Minister of the Mewar dynasty, this haveli was taken over by the Mewar royal family. Nath Singh, a relative of Maharana of that time started staying at Bagore ki Haveli and made this place his residence. It is known as Bagore ki Haveli because Maharaja Shakti Singh of Bagore made a triple arched gateway and extended the haveli in 1878. Till the time of Indian Independence, the Mewar family had the possession of this haveli. Post that, the Givernment of Rajasthan acquired this property and started housing the government employees in the place. It was in 1986 that the government handed over the haveli for the restoration work to the West Zone Culture Centre. Before that, it was quite neglected in all means. This cultural centre is responsible to turn this haveli into a very beautiful museum and they have enriched the Udaipur’s treasure a bit more through this. The old architectural style of the haveli was retained and also the restoration was done using the traditional skills. All these were done with the consultation of the royal family members. Lakhori bricks and the lime mortar were the traditional materials used for the restoration purposes. The windows, doors, and the perforated screens were repaired. The ones that had been damaged enough were replaced. The existing murals were however preserved.