# Gulzar Mahal

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{{Infobox building
| name             = Gulzar Mahal <br /> {{nq|گلزار محل}}
| image            = File:Gulzar_Mahal_Bahawalpur.jpg
| caption          = Gulzar Mahal was built in 1909
| coordinates      = {{coord|29.394700|71.697514|display=inline, title}}
| location_town    = [Bahawalpur](/source/Bahawalpur)
| location_country = {{flagicon|PAK}}[Pakistan](/source/Pakistan)
| architect        = 
| client           = 
| engineer         = 
| construction_start_date = 1906
| completion_date  = 1909
| demolished_date  = 
| structural_system = 
| architectural_style            = [Indo-Sarcenic](/source/Indo-Sarcenic)
| size             = 
}}

'''Gulzar Mahal''' is a [palace](/source/royal_palace) in the city of [Bahawalpur](/source/Bahawalpur), in the [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_Pakistan) province of [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hussain|first1=Mahmood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mhjbAAAAMAAJ&q=%22gulzar+mahal%22|title=The Mughal Garden: Interpretation, Conservation and Implications|last2=Rehman|first2=Abdul|last3=Wescoat|first3=James L.|date=1996|publisher=Ferozsons|isbn=978-969-0-01299-9|language=en}}</ref> The palace has been leased by the armed forces since 1966,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/357971/bahawalpur-call-to-declare-palaces-national-heritage|title=BAHAWALPUR: Call to declare palaces national heritage|date=2004-05-03|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7HdbR1FrKvcC&q=Darbar+Mahal+Bahawalpur|title=The Herald|date=2012|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|language=en}}</ref> and is currently not open to the general public.<ref name=":0" />

==History==
{{main|Bahawalpur (princely state)}}
Gulzar Mahal was built between 1906 and 1909.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://unesco.org.pk/culture/documents/publications/Cultural_Expressions.pdf|title=Cultural Expressions of South Punjab|last=Vandal|first=Sajida|date=2011|website=UNESCO|access-date=21 April 2020|archive-date=14 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120514195543/http://unesco.org.pk/culture/documents/publications/Cultural_Expressions.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was commissioned during the reign of [Sadeq Mohammad Khan V](/source/Sadeq_Mohammad_Khan_V),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bhatti|first=Rubina|date=October 2013|title=Role of Libraries & Information Centers in Promoting Culture and Architecture in Cholistan Desert, South Punjab Pakistan|url=https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2420&context=libphilprac|journal=Library Philosophy and Practice}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> and was built to be the residence for women members of the royal household of the former [princely state of Bahawalpur](/source/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)), aside from the Queen.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zXbiAAAAMAAJ&q=gulzar+mahal+1902|title=Pakistan Handbook|date=1990|publisher=Moon Publications|isbn=978-0-918373-56-4|language=en}}</ref> The palace is surrounded by a large garden,<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hussain|first1=Mahmood|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mhjbAAAAMAAJ&q=%22gulzar+mahal%22+bahawalpur|title=The Mughal Garden: Interpretation, Conservation and Implications|last2=Rehman|first2=Abdul|last3=Wescoat|first3=James L.|date=1996|publisher=Ferozsons|isbn=978-969-0-01299-9|language=en}}</ref> and located in the Bahawalgarh Palace Complex in close proximity to the [Darbar Mahal](/source/Darbar_Mahal), Farrukh Mahal, and Nishat Mahal palaces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1874719/1-sadiq-garh-palace-abandoned-not-forgotten/|title=Sadiq Garh Palace; abandoned but not forgotten|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=2018-12-26|website=The Express Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-04-21}}</ref> This beautiful palace was named after the wife of the Nawab Bahawal Khan V.

The architectural design of this palace blends the [Europe](/source/Europe)an and [India](/source/India)n styles together, with classical touch of pristine white color.

==See also==
* [List of palaces in Pakistan](/source/List_of_palaces_in_Pakistan)
* [Noor Mahal](/source/Noor_Mahal)
* [Khuda Aur Muhabbat (season 3)](/source/Khuda_Aur_Muhabbat_(season_3))

== References ==
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{{Commons category|Gulzar Mahal Bahawalpur}}

{{Tourist attractions in Bahawalpur}}

Category:Bahawalpur (princely state)
Category:1909 establishments in British India
Category:Palaces in Pakistan
Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1909
Category:Tourist attractions in Bahawalpur
Category:Buildings and structures in Bahawalpur
Category:Royal residences in Pakistan

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