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An old building that remains in good shape to date, with elaborate filigree work on the pillars and painted frescos too, the Laxmi Vilas Palace in the second largest city in the state - Vadodara, Gujarat, was constructed by the Gaekwads, a prominent Maratha family. The Lakshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, was constructed by the Gaekwad family, a prominent Maratha family, who ruled the Baroda State. Major Charles Mant was credited to be the main architect of the palace. Lakshmi Vilas Palace was styled on the Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture, built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890 at a cost of £180,000 (₹27,00,000). - Wikipedia This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia.