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| With one of the best collections of 'British
Art on India', Imperial Hotel, popularly known as 'museum hotel'
has preserved very beautiful and original works of prominent
colonial painters like William Simpson, William Hodges, Thomas
and William Daniells, Emily Eden, John Zollony, James Ferguson
and J.B. Fraser among the many. The hotel also has the largest
collection on display of land war gallantry awards in India
and neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, Burma, Bhutan
and China. |
| Dedicating each floor of the hotel to an artist
whose works decorate the rooms and corridors, the hotel has
maintained three main art galleries and a rare collection of
life size oil paintings of the Princely Rulers of India. 'Views
in Lucknow', 'Rock cut Temples of India', 'Views of the Himalayas'
'Picturesque scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore', 'Sketches in
Afghanistan' and collection of lithographs titled, 'Recollections
of India' are major themes under which work of arts have been
arranged. The not-to-miss feature of the hotel is the Royal
Ballroom, which has a very huge and imposing oil painting by
Bourne and Shepard titled 'The Durbar of the Nawab of Maler
Kotla' |
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| Exquisite Persian hand-knotted carpets, pieces
of original furniture from antique to art deco, wood engravings,
and aquatints belonging to the late 17th century are some other
proud displays of the hotel, which hosted one of the earliest
art exhibitions in 1936. The hotel was built in 1931 by one
of the associates of Lutyen, Bromfield. Impressed by the royal
grandeur and hospitality of the hotel, Lady Willingdon gave
the name 'The Imperial' to the Hotel and conferred the lion
insignia upon it. |
| There is also a souvenir shop within the museum
premises where visitors can purchase key chains, t-shirts and
chinaware. |
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