Trivia
As both royal abode and luxury hotel, the Taj Lake Palace has captured the affection of the likes of Lord Curzon, Vivien Leigh, Queen Elizabeth, the Shah of Iran, the king of Nepal and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
The palace was used as shooting place for several movies :
- 1959 : the couple of movies by Fritz Lang The Tiger of Eschnapur and The Indian Tomb as palace of Chandra, the maharajah of the fictitious town of Eshnapur.
- 1983 : the James Bond film Octopussy, as the home of titular character Octopussy (played by Maud Adams). The films was also shot in the other palaces of Udaipur Jag Mandir and Monsoon Palace.
- 1984 : the British television series The Jewel in the Crown as guest house of the Nawab of Mirat.
- 2001 : the Bollywood Indian film Yaadein directed by Subhash Ghai.
- 2006 : film The Fall directed by Tarsem Singh.
Coordinates: 24°34′30″N 73°40′49″E / 24.57507°N 73.68022°E / 24.57507; 73.68022
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