Gulzar Mahal is one of several palaces built by the Nawabs of Bahawalpur in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The building sits within the Bahawalgarh palace complex on the eastern edge of the city centre, mixing Mughal arched windows and decorative plasterwork with European neoclassical elements — the distinctive architectural hybrid that defines Bahawalpur's built heritage.
The palace is less visited than Noor Mahal but more atmospheric for it — the grounds are quieter and the building less restored, giving a better sense of what this ensemble must have felt like during the princely state era. Access varies; ask locally.