(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Jaipur, the pink city of India, has got a new museum, namely
Khazana Mahal which showcases rare gems, jewels, and stones, and
will be opened for the public in June, Trend reports citing The Print.
Khazana Mahal is constructed in an area of 12,000 square yards
with 3-feet security walls, apart from the manual and high-tech
security deployed here.
In a conversation with ANI on Thursday, the founder of the
Mahal, Anoop Srivastava, told that the museum has been a dream of
87-year-old Jeweller Dr Rajnikath Shah who is based in New
York.
“It is basically his collection. He visited Jaipur Wax Museum at
Nahargarh Fort and taking inspiration from that, he proposed the
idea of this palace to me,” said Srivastava.
The museum is built after restoring a 200-year-old Haveli, which
was known as 'Cheeta ki Haudi Barood Khana'.
Srivastava said that it took around 2.5 years to complete the
project of restoring the said Haveli to Khazana Mahal.
Revealing the basic concept behind the museum, he added that the
entire collection in the museum is Shah's very own.
“On witnessing the collection, I felt that the museum should be
magnificent enough to be watched and should involve entertainment
so that even a child could enjoy it.”
Via the means of entertainment, the museum will telecast how a
stone is turned into an important part of the jewellery.“The
museum can be a great means of infotainment for the visitors,” he
added.
“Almost 95 per cent of the gems and stones here are original.
There is no such museum in the world where one could find these
many stones. One can get to see Ulka Pind, Ramsetu ka Patthar,
Shark tooth converted to a diamond, and the Dinosaur's excreta
converted to a diamond,” he added.
“We have introduced Zip-line activities and a few more
adventurous activities are to be welcomed here soon…The place is a
complete family entertainer, as a food joint is also scheduled to
be introduced very soon,” he said.
The authorities are planning to open the Mahal for the general
public in Mid-June with a ticket of Rs 500 for Indians and Rs 1,500
for foreigners.
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