Jag Mandir, also called the Lake Garden Palace, is a three-story palace on an island in Lake Pichola in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The Sisodia Maharanas of Mewar built it. Amar Singh began it, and Jagat Singh I, who ruled from 1628 to 1652, completed it and gave it its name. The source gives conflicting start dates, 1551 and about 1616.
The palace is in the Mughal style. Its features include the Gul Mahal, a domed building first made as a refuge for Prince Khurram, later Shah Jahan, and an entry pavilion with stone elephants. It was a summer resort and a refuge for European families during the revolt of 1857.
Today the Maharana hosts parties there, rents the garden for private events, and runs the Darikhana as a restaurant.
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