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 Rajasthan Palace Tours offers to take you on tours to the massive City Palace Complex that is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The architectural style of the City Palace reflects a perfectly amalgamated blend of the Rajputana and Mughal architectural styles. The huge City Palace Complex lies over an area that is about one seventh of the Old Jaipur city.
The initial construction of the City Palace Complex began under the patronage of Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kachhwaha clan and later other rulers added buildings and monuments to the original structure.
The entire City Palace Complex is divided into courtyards, pavilions, landscaped gardens and historical monuments. There are several palatial structures located within the City Palace Complex in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India such as the Mubarak Mahal, Chandra Mahal, Badal Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple City Palace Museum and the Diwan-i-Khas or the 'Hall of Private Audience' that is an open pillared hall with carved and ornamented arches.
The Mubarak Mahal was constructed by Maharaja Madho Singh II in the late 19th century and is believed to an auspicious place. There is a royal museum here that displays royal objects for example the two largest silver vessels in the world and other interesting things that were used personally by the royal personages.
The seven storeyed Chandra Mahal located within the City Palace Complex is another important monument that was built by the Maharaja of Jaipur, Bhavani Singh. The entire palace is ornamented with floral motifs, mirror-work.
The ground and first floor of the Chandra Mahal, forms the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum that has on display an extensive collection of royal objects such as carpets, weapons and enamelware.
Close to the Chandra Mahal lies the Badal Mahal that is definitely worth visiting. In the middle of the Badal Mahal and the Chandra Mahal lies the Govind Devji Temple. The entire area is decorated with artistically carved fountains and landscaped gardens.
Besides the above mentioned the Sukh Niwas and the Shobha Niwas are also worth visiting while you are on your Rajasthan Palace Tours to the City Palace Complex located in Jaipur in Rajasthan, India.
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