India, Aug. 6 -- Regal, culturally significant, and the world's largest private residence, these are some adjectives that define Lukshmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat. At 30.5 million square feet, the palace is ten times bigger than Turkey's White Palace, and its square footage is 36 times that of Buckingham Palace.

In an Instagram post shared by Architectural Digest Middle East on August 5, Maharani Radhikaraje Gaekwad of Baroda opened the doors of Lukshmi Vilas Palace, giving a glimpse inside her palatial home.

Commissioned by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1878, the monumental 135-year-old Lukshmi Vilas Palace took 11 years to build, with Sonagadh sandstones sourced locally and the interior built with inspirations drawn from a...