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Kapurthala Kapurthala, the capital of the former Princely State , was in its day, known as a city of Palaces, Mosques, Temples, Gurudwara and gardens. The extent of the French influence in the architecture of the main Palace, and some of the other buildings, its wide streets, aesthetic layout of most dwellings, earned this small Principality the sobriquet of the "Paris of the Punjab".IntroductionThe city of beautiful buildings and boulevards was founded by Nawab Kapoor Singh and later became the capital of a new State founded by S. Fateh Singh Ahluwalia. Maharaja Jagatjit Singh, a passionate Francophile and lover of art and architecture, contributed immensely to the rich architectural heritage of the city. HistoryKapurthala, the capital of the former Princely State of the same name, was in its day, known as a city of Palaces, Mosques, Temples, Gurudwara and gardens. The extent of the French influence in the architecture of the main Palace, and some of the other buildings, its wide streets, the Indo-Saracenic influence in the other prominent buildings and the well co-ordinated aesthetic layout of most dwellings, being set amidst a front of an acre of lawn and gardens, earned this small Principality the sobriquet of the "Paris of the Punjab". TourismPanch Mandir : The beautiful temple complex built by S. Fateh Singh Ahluwalia is one of the finest structure of Kapurthala. Its replica was displayed at the Punjab Museum in Lahore (now in Pakistan). |
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