SHEESH MAHAL
AT
SANGRUR
Sheesh Mahal is located in the Sangrur district of Punjab state of India. Sheesh mahal is one of the most
important tourist attractions. The palace consists of large amounts of varied
glass work. This marvel was created by Maharaja Narinder Singh in 1847. The palace
is beautiful and is beautified with amazing gardens and fountains.
Sheesh Mahal or Palace of
Mirrors, another significant attraction of the region. It has been constructed
in a forest area and is surrounded by gardens, fountains, terraces and an
artificial lake. In ancient times, it used to be the residential palace of the
Nawab of Malerkotla.
This is one of the glorious place to visit
which is made of with various colourful glasses. The architecture of this mahal
is very beautiful. The carvings on the walls of this mahal attracts lot of
tourists from different parts of Punjab. You can also find various sculpture
related to the royal families in this mahal.
One section of Sheesh Mahal
is decorated with colored glass and mirror work and it is also known as ‘Palace
of Mirrors’. It is situated behind the MotiBagh Palace. It is a triple storey
building. There is a bridge across the artificial lake in the centre of the
palace.
This bridge is known as
LakshmanJhoola. There are gardens and fountains on the sides of the lake.
Sheesh Mahal was the presidential palace of Maharajas of Patiala. To give the
artistic look on the walls and ceilings of the Sheesh Mahal, Maharaja Narinder
Singh engaged artistic painters from Rajasthan and Kangra.
The artist made the floral
designs on the walls and ceilings. Their art depict the vision of Bihari,
Surdas and Keshav in the poetic form and in colors. The paintings of these
artists show the very old stories in the style of Rajasthan. There is a museum
in the Sheesh Mahal. In the museum, there are paintings of Jaya Deva’s poetry
and Geet Govinda.
The Kangra paintings on the
walls of the museum show the Krishan Lila in very artistic way. There are also
various fine objects of art like art of Tibet, Punjab’s ivory work objects,
objects of Kashimiri art and wooden furniture of Maharajas time. The collection
of these objects shows the life style of Maharajas. The large portraits of
maharajas beautify the walls of the museum. The Medal collection of Maharaja
Bhupinder Singh and Maharaja Yadwinder Singh from all over the world lies in
the museum of Sheesh Mahal.
There are about 3200 medals
collected from different countries of the world by Maharaja from 12 to 20th
century. There is also a collection of coins of 19th century. These coins show
the history of different countries trade. The North zone culture centre is
situated in the sheesh Mahal. On 6th November 1985, our Prime Minister Late
Shri. Rajiv Gandhi inaugurated this centre. Every Year many cultural programmes
and heritage festivals are organized in Sheesh Mahal.
By Air
The nearest airport is situated at the sity of Chandigarh and this is
located around 125km from the city. There are frequent flights from places such
as Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Jammu and Srinagar.
By Train
Sangrur railway station is located in the city itself and some of the
main trains that pass through the station are Amritsar Express, Andaman
Express, Punjab Mail, Jabalpur Express and many other trains.
By Bus
Sangrur is a city that is connected by road to most of the other parts
of the state and the best way to reach the place is using taxis and buses.
