Located at the northeast corner of Hamirsar lake in Bhuj, the Aina Mahal was built during the reign of Lakhpatji in the mid-18th Century. Master craftsman Ramsinh Malam, who trained as an artisan for 17 years in Europe went to the royal court at Bhuj and appealed to the king for work, who commissioned this palace. Malam designed it in a mixed Indo-European style and set about creating the materials for the palace locally. He established a glass factory at Mandvi, forged cannons in an iron foundry and manufactured china tiles in a factory in Bhuj. He personally crafted the fountains, mirrors and glasswork, as well as many other wonders of artisanship—a pendulum clock in sync with the Hindu calendar, doors inlaid with gold and ivory etc. Most of the compound is in ruins, some brought down as recently as the 2001 earthquake.