Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel courtyard and fountain, part of HRH Hotels Group, in the City Palace Complex in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Lake Palace Hotel, Jag Niwas, on island site on Lake Pichola in early morning with tourist boat leaving, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Lake Palace Hotel, Jag Niwas, on island site on Lake Pichola in early morning with tourist boat leaving, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, presides at annual Hindu Holi Fire Festival at The Zenana Mahal in the City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. On his right is son Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Maharaj Kumar.

The Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel doorway and lobby, part of HRH Hotels Group, in the City Palace Complex in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, presides at annual Hindu Holi Fire Festival at The Zenana Mahal in the City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. On his right is son Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Maharaj Kumar.

Ornate gateway and plaque of The City Palace Complex of the 76th Maharana of Mewar, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Lake Palace Hotel, Jag Niwas, on island site on Lake Pichola with tourist boats arriving and leaving in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

The Shiv Niwas Palace Hotel courtyard and fountain, part of HRH Hotels Group, in the City Palace Complex in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Muscat Palace, Oman.

Stanton Hall, built in 1857, is a typical palatial antebellum home in greek revival style, Natchez, Mississippi, USA