Odisha, the land of architectural wonders also houses some of located in pristine and relatively undisturbed, naturally enriched places of the state still stand as mute testimony to the glorious history of Odisha and draw attention of their old world grace. These palaces are symbol of ways of royal life, aspiration and aesthetic choice of their builder. The history of these heritage buildings is quite interesting as each palace has a fascinating story behind its construction. Once the centre of power and authority of the erstwhile princely states, these palaces popularly called Rajbati in Odia, played very important role and served as hub for nationalist activities during the freedom movement in Odisha. by the British culture with taste and vision, constructed their own Many royals of erstwhile princely states of Odisha, influenced palaces to showcase their royal legacy by incorporating European art and architecture. These palatial buildings, mostly constructed between second half of 18" century to first half of 20 century, exhibit touches of outstanding royal grandness and amazing mixture of the great architectural tradition of Odisha, Rajasthan, Mughals and contemporary British. That is why these buildings are very interesting to watch as different design traditions are incorporated to make them a kind of its own. Another interesting fact is that, although most of the great temples and monuments of Odisha were predominantly of stones, but the royal palaces and mansions were mostly built of bricks and with less use of stones. They formed an important part of architectural history of Odisha as well as India.