Nazarbaug Palace

Nazarbaug Palace or Nazar Bāgh Palace is the Gaekwad's royal palace in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat state, western India. The Nazar Bāgh Palace' was built in 1871. It has three storeys and is the oldest palace in Baroda. It was constructed by Malhār Rāo Gaekwad in the late 19th century. This palace was used on ceremonial occasions by the Gaekwads. Today it houses the royal family heirlooms.It has solid gold and silver guns, each barrel weighing over 100 kg. In the grounds ti also has contains the Shïsh Mahal, a Palace of Glass.

The white-stucco palace was the depository of the jewels of the Gaekwad family, and in 1927 the collection was believed to be worth $10,000,000 at the time, including a diamond necklace which carried both the Star of the South diamond, weight around 125 carats, and the English Dreden; another important part of the collection was a cloth embroidered with precious stones and seed pearls, made to cover the tomb of Muḥammad.

The palace is now in a state of ruin and does not reflect its former glory. The inside has been ripped out after an alleged robbery. The grounds is used as a car park. Visitors are allowed to walk around but not allowed to take photos. Such is the state of this once beautiful palace the root of Gaekwad rule in Vadodara that today it is unrecognisable and possibly the land will be sold off for apartment constructions.