Noor Mahal
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For city in Jalandhar district, see Nurmahal.
The Noor Mahal (Urdu: نور محل) is a historic real estate owned by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) under the management of the Army Secretariat in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Noor Mahal | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Italian chateau on neoclassical lines |
Town or city | Bahawalpur |
Country | Pakistan |
Coordinates | 29.3792°N 71.6679°E / 29.3792; 71.6679 |
Construction started | 1872 |
Completed | 1875 |
Technical details | |
Size | 44,600 square feet (4,140 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Mr. Heennan |
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It was built in 1872 as an Italian chateau on neoclassical lines, at a time when modernism had set in. It belonged to the Nawabs of Bahawalpur princely state, during the British Raj.[1]