Pataudi Palace


The Pataudi Palace, also called Ibrahim Kothi, is a palace of the former ruling family Pataudi family in Pataudi town of Gurgaon district in Haryana state of India. Passed from the last ruling nawab, Iftikhar Ali Khan to his son, the last recognised titular nawab, Mansoor Ali Khan, the palace is currently held by his son Saif Ali Khan, who uses this as his ancestral property.
After the high-profile wedding between the nawab of Pataudi and the begum of Bhopal, the nawab felt the old family home was not grand enough to house his new bride in the manner she was accustomed. At the request of Iftikhar Ali Khan, the 8th Nawab of Pataudi, the building was designed in the style of the colonial-era mansions of Imperial Delhi by Robert Tor Russell assisted by the Au Molt von Heinz.
Many Hindi movies have also been shot it was repossessed by actor Saif Ali Khan, son of the last Nawab, in 2014 and as of 2015 remained closed for refurbishment. The restoring and renovation are now over and the family live in their home during the winter months.
Nearby Akbar Manzil, built after 1857 as the official residence of the then Nawab, was later converted into a kachehri, and is now used as a godown.