[2] It was extended and renovated by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III, between 1883-1890 and designed by Robert Fellowes Chisholm (1840-1915) in the same Italian Renaissance style.

[2] Khanderao II Gaekwad spent a lot of time at Dhaniavi which is near Makarpura; it was then called Shikarkhana.

Due to its proximity to deer reserves, the palace site was selected at Makarpura.

[2] It has more than one hundred ornate brick rooms, along with frame-arch balconies and wooden staircases.

[2] The rear portion of the palace consists of series of terraces which are connected by staircases and are shaded by chhajjas.