Maharaja Palace – Gwalior, India

According to history, the original fort of Gwalior was founded by the Bargujar Kings during the 34th /35th centuary of Kali yuga as per puranas available with them. His palace is the most interesting example of early Hindu work of its class in India. Another palace of even greater extent was added to this in 1516. The Mughal emperors Jahangir and Shah Jahan added palaces to these two, the whole making a group of edifices unequalled for picturesqueness and interest by anything of their class in central India. Among the apartments in the palace was the celebrated chamber, named the Baradari, supported on 12 columns, and 45 ft (15 m) square, with a stone roof, forming one of the most beautiful palace-halls in the world. It was, besides, singularly interesting from the expedients to which the Hindu architect was forced to resort to imitate the vaults of the Muslims.

Laksmi Villas Palace

Maharaja Palace refers to a group of palaces in Vadodara, which was constructed since the time of Gaekwad started ruling the state of Vadodara. The first building which was constructed was Sarkar Wada, which was not actually a palace. The Nazarbaugh Palace was built in old classical style and was a magnificent building, which is now in ruins.

Maharaj Sayajirao Gaekwad III 1890 built the Lakshmi Villas Palace on the line of the Indo-Saracenic school. It has decorated Darbar Hall with Italian mosaic floor and walls. The palace has rich collection of antiques namely, armoury and sculptus in bronze, marble and terracotta. This palace has two important buildings on its compound, which are the Moti Baug Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum.

Jaganmohan Palace

Jaganmohan Palace is a palace in Mysore, in the state of Karnaka, India Its construction was completed in 1861 and was initially used by the Wodeyars, king of Mysore as their home. It was later converted into an art galler.

The Jaganmohan Palace was constructed in the year 1861 by the king, Krishnaraja Wodeyar III as an alternate retreat for the royal family. The Mysore Palace, which was the original home of the royal family was burnt down in a fire and the construction of a new palace in its place was started in the year 1897. Till the new palace was completed in 1912, the Jaganmohan Palace was used by the royals as their home. In 1902, the king Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar was installed to the Mysore throne, in a ceremony that took place in a pavilion inside the Jaganmohan Palace. This ceremony was attended by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy and and Governor General of India. The palace was used for his daily durbar by the king and also the special Dasara durbar during the dasara period. In 1915, the palace was converted into an art gallery, which was later renamed in 1955 in the name of Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.

Govindgarh Palace

The Govindgarh Palace of the Maharaja of Rewa. The palace which was built as a hunting lodge later became famous for the first white tigers that were found in the adjacent jungle and raised in the palace zoo.

Jinnah House in Mumbai, India

The residence of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah was built in 1936 is known as JINNAH HOUSE at a then exorbitant price of 200,000 rupees. Now worth around $60 million. It is located on Mount Pleasant Road in South Mumbai.

Designed by architect Claude Batley in the European-style architecture, the sea facing palatial bungalow was constructed using exquisite Italian marble and walnut woodwork. Specially imported Italian stone masons were employed for its construction with Jinnah personally supervising the construction "brick by brick". The property encompasses an area of 10,000 square metres (2.5 acres). The mansion, with its pointed arches and impressive columns, is currently in a dilapidated state, and much of the walnut panelling has rotted.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Home

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site offers tours daily of Springwood. Admission includes the FDR Presidential Library & Museum. Start at the Henry Wallace Visitor Center on the grounds of the FDR site.

Abraham Lincoln’s Home

The Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. You'll find the painted frame building in a shady residential neighborhood with wood plank sidewalks, ideal for a leisurely walk. The four-block area around it is being restored to the same time period by the National Park Service.

Three of the four Lincoln sons were born here, and one (Edward) died here in 1850 at nearly four years of age. When Lincoln won the 1860 Republican Presidential nomination, he received a delegation of party officials in his parlor.