Last updated: October 2026 · Method: built from published site information and recurring traveller reports; figures approximate — verify on site.
📄 Image slot — a colonial bungalow facade behind Delhi ridge trees.
Bikaner House sits on Pandara Road at one of New Delhi’s seven grand gates to India Gate — the desert state’s capital outpost, built when princely states maintained their own embassies in the imperial capital.
The story
- What it was: the residence and lobbying house of Bikaner’s rulers — Ganga Singh, an imperial statesman of the first rank, made heavy use of it.
- What it became: government use after 1947, then a long restoration into an arts and exhibition venue — its lawns now host shows and its gallery hosts rotating exhibitions.
- Why it matters here: it bookends the city this guide covers — the house in Delhi is where Bikaner told India who it was; the palaces in Bikaner are where it lived.
Visiting: the grounds are open to the public; check the current exhibition calendar if you are going for the inside.