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Prag Mahal
The Prag Mahal is a 19th-century palace located next to the Aina Mahal in Bhuj, Gujarat, India.
==History==
Prag Mahal is named after Rao Pragmalji II, who commissioned it and construction began in 1865.〔("All about Gujarat: Palaces" ). Gujarat State Portal.〕〔Haresh Pandya. ("Burglars targeting Gujarat palaces" ). Rediff.com (September 04, 2006).〕 It was designed by Colonel Henry Saint Wilkins in the Italian Gothic style,〔 and many Italian artisans were involved in its construction.〔 The palace artisans' wages were paid in gold coins.〔K. S. Dilipsinh. ''Kutch in festival and custom''. Har-Anand Publications (2004), (p. 81 ). ISBN 978-81-241-0998-4.〕 Construction of the palace, which ultimately cost 3.1 million rupees,〔 was completed in 1879 during the regency of Khengarji III (Pragmalji II's son) following Pragmalji II's death in 1875.〔〔K. S. Dilipsinh. ''Kutch in festival and custom''. Har-Anand Publications (2004), (p. 22 ). ISBN 978-81-241-0998-4.〕〔''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'', vol. 5. Government Central Press (1880), (p. 254 ).〕 The local Kutchi builder community (Mistris of Kutch) were also involved in construction of Prag Mahal along with Colonel Wilkins.〔(This palace was built for Rao Pragmalji II (1860-75) by the British architects and the Kutchi builders )〕〔''Nanji Bapa ni Nondh-pothi'' published from Baroda, in the Gujarati, 1999. pp:5-7.〕
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