Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur was commissioned by Maharaja Umaid Singh, partly to give famine-stricken farmers work. The text names Henry Vaughan Lanchester as architect, while the infobox adds Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. Foundations were laid on November 18, 1929, and it was completed in 1943, with 2,000 to 3,000 workers.
The infobox lists Indo-Saracenic and Beaux-Arts. The text describes Rajput-Saracenic, Classical Revival and Art Deco, and calls the Beaux-Arts style Indo-Deco. It uses golden-yellow sandstone, Makrana marble and Burmese teak. It has 347 rooms on a 26-acre (11 ha) site with 15 acres of gardens. Art Deco interiors include frescoes by J. S. Norblin, a throne chamber, a ballroom and an indoor pool.
It cost an estimated Rs 11 million. Gaj Singh II converted part into a hotel in 1971. Today it is divided among the royal family's residence, a Taj-managed hotel and a museum on 20th-century royal history.
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