The 'Palace of Mirrors' was built by Maharao Lakhpatji in the 1750s as the public hall of the Kutch royal household. Inside the unassuming whitewashed exterior, the main hall is covered floor to ceiling in mirrored panels, gilded niches, blue-and-white tiles, and chandeliers — a startling fusion of Mughal, European and Kutchi styles all designed by Ram Singh Malam.
The 2001 earthquake brought down part of the building but the main hall and many of the treasures survived. The museum upstairs is small but worth lingering over for the curious clockwork models, the Maharao's intricately carved swing, scrolls and miniatures. Open mornings only. The combined ticket also covers the adjacent Prag Mahal.