The palace is located on an area of 12.5 thousand square meters. Its exterior design was inspired by ancient Hindu temples, and its interior design was inspired by European Renaissance art, in such a way that the sun never sets in its rooms and lobbies.
The interior of the palace is relatively small, as it consists of seven rooms spread over two floors. The first floor includes a large hall and three rooms, one of them for hospitality and the second for the table, and the third is devoted to playing billiards, and through the marble staircase decorated with a local balustrade with small, delicate Indian statues, it ascends to the second floor, which consists of a large hall and four spacious bedrooms with parquet floors, each with its own bathroom, which It is covered with mosaic tiles of blue, orange and red colors in coordinated color combinations, and each room has a private balcony carried on statues of Indian elephants.
The roof of the palace “Panorama” is like a park used in some of the parties held by the Baron, and it was his favorite place for tea at sunset, and the roof walls have drawings of plants, animals and mythical creatures, and he ascends to it by a ladder made of luxurious rosewood.
The basement was designated for kitchens, car parking areas, servants’ rooms and marble washbasins, and it was connected to the dining hall by an elevator made of walnut wood. On the left side of the palace is a large tower that rotates on a movable base a full cycle every hour to allow those who sit in it to see what is around it in all directions. It consists of four floors linked by a spiral staircase, its wooden sides decorated with marble, and its balustrades are inscriptions of bronze plates decorated with finely carved Indian statues. Around the palace is a courtyard garden with flowers and plants, and below it is a tunnel that connects it with the Basilica Church.
Alabaster, Italian marble, and Belgian crystal glass were used in the construction of the palace, which can be seen from the inside of the palace by everyone outside. Elephant statues are at the entrance, while ivory is spread inside and outside the palace, and Arab-style windows rise and fall with Indian Buddhist statues. And on the balconies of its doors delicately made Greek decorations.
The palace includes a group of rare statues and artifacts carefully made of precious metals, including what the Baron brought from India, such as the statues of Buddha and the legendary dragon, including the European-style made of white marble with Greek and Roman features, in addition to statues of dancers performing movements similar to the movements of ballerinas. Inside the palace is an ancient antique clock that shows the time in minutes, hours, days, months and years, with an explanation of the changes in the moon’s face and temperatures.
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