Faridkot House

For the Lahore residence, see Faridkot House, Lahore.

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Faridkot House is the former residence of the Maharaja of Faridkot in Delhi. It is located on Copernicus Marg, next to Baroda House. The palace is constructed in the art deco style. In a court battle that took over 20 years, the daughters of Maharaja Sir Harinder Singh won the will and received Rs. 200 billion (US$4.4 billion), which includes Faridkot House. The palace exemplifies late‑1930s Art Deco, featuring a central stepped tower flanked by symmetrical wings and a projecting entrance porch. Horizontal banding on the tower evokes "speed lines", while metal railings resembling ship decks and stylized vent grilles emphasize the Streamline Moderne variant of Deco.

There was also a Faridkot House in Lahore (now in Pakistan).

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