The Palace of Gold in Marshall County was named by Insider Travel as one of the “40 most beautiful places in the United States” in a recent article. (Photo Provided)

LIMESTONE — The site of the annual Festival of Colors has been named one of the most beautiful buildings in the nation by an online magazine.

Insider.com named the Palace of Gold, 3759 McCreary’s Ridge Road, Moundsville, as one of the “40 Most Beautiful Places in the United States” in a recent article.

According to the piece, the palace was founded by followers of Hare Krishna in the 1960s. Because of its high ornamentation it is sometimes referred to as “America’s Taj Mahal.”

Also making the Top 40 list are Hocking Hills State Park and its largest recessed cave in Ohio, Central Park in New York City and the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, as the largest privately-owned home in the U.S.

The Palace of Gold is the site of the annual Festival of Colors, which is slated for noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 16. The event features food, music, dance performances and group throwing of powdered colors into the air. People are encouraged to wear white to the festival to better show off the colors that are thrown. There is an admission cost.

According to the event site, the Festival of Colors in India celebrates the arrival of spring and passing of winter.

“The festival breathes an atmosphere of social merriment. People bury their hatchets with a warm embrace and throw their worries to the wind,” according to festival information. “Every nook and corner presents a colorful sight. Young and old alike are covered with colors — red, green, yellow, blue, pink, orange, violet, and more. “Color your life and throw your worries to the wind.”