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Jai Vilas Mahal is the residential palace turned museum of Scindias in the heart of the city. The palace has notable collections of antiques and also some of the old time gadgets and collections that can't be easily seen.The museum is one of the largest in Madhya Pradesh and has the world's largest chandelier and the complex is a mixture of British as well as Hindu architecture. The palace was made in 1874 as an attempt to bring the palace of Versailles to Gwalior and the Jai Vilas Palace was a successful attempt. The Jai Vilas Mahal or The Jai Vilas Palace, is a nineteenth-century palace in India. It was built in 1874 by Jayajirao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior and is still the residence of his descendants.the former royal Maratha Scindia dynasty. Jai Vilas Palace was constructed by Mah