City Palace Museum
Museum
A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city. It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum. The Chandra Mahal palace now houses a museum but the greatest part of it is still a royal residence. The palace complex, which is located northeast of the centre of the grid patterned Jaipur city, incorporates an impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and buildings. The palace was built between 1729 and 1732, initially by Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. He planned and built the outer walls, and later additions were made by successive rulers right up to the 20th century. The credit for the urban layout of the city and its structures is attributed to two architects namely, Vidyadar Bhattacharya, the chief architect in the royal court and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob.
Trips that visit City Palace Museum
- North India and Nepal TourDay 4: In Jaipur 14 days
- Snow Leopard Jomolhari TrekDay 5: Thimphu Valley Tour 14 days
- Drukyul Walking Tour BhutanDay 1-2: Arrive & tour Paro valley. 13 days
- Three Himalayan KingdomsDay 9: Fly to Paro 15 days
- Window to BhutanDay 2: Thimphu Valley Tour 7 days
- Introduction of India, Bhutan & NepalDay 14: Drive to Paro 19 days
- Highlights of Bhutan TourDay 2: Paro Valley 10 days
- Glimpses of Bhutan 6 DaysDay 1: Arrive in Paro and tour 6 days
Near City Palace Museum
More to see around Rajasthan.
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Ajmer
Continued to be a major centre of the Chauhan power till 1193 A.D. When Prithviraj Chauhan lost it to Mohammed Ghauri. Since then, Ajmer became home to many dynasties.
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Amber Fort
Amer or Amber Fort is located in Amer about 11 kilometres from Jaipur. It is one of the principal tourist attractions in the Jaipur area, located high on a hill.
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Bada Bagh
It was commissioned by Maharawal Jait Singh in the early 16th century and completed by his son Lunakaran after his death.
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Bharatpur
Bharatpur is haven for the bird watcher Bharatpur is about 54km away from Agra, 174km from Jaipur and about 20kms from Fatehpur Sikri, just a bit off the Agra-Jaipur highway.
