CITY PALACE , UDAIPUR by HITESH MALANI

1. CITY PALACE , UDAIPUR
BY:-
HITESH MALANI
6th SEM , BHTM

2. RAJASTHAN
 Rajasthan is a northern Indian state bordering Pakistan. Its
palaces and forts are reminders of the many kingdoms that
historically vied for the region. In its capital, Jaipur (the
"Pink City"), are the 18th-century City Palace and Hawa
Mahal, a former cloister for royal women, fronted by a 5-
story pink-sandstone screen. Amer Fort, atop a nearby hill,
was built by a Rajput prince in the early 1600s.
 Area: 342,239 km²
 Population: 68.89 million (2012)
 Districts: 33 total
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3. DETAIL OF CITY PALACE
 Location: On the banks of Lake Pichola
 Built by: by Maharana Udai Singh, completed by his
successors
 Built in: Started in 1559 - till 18th century
 Highlights: Largest palace complex in Rajasthan
 How to reach: One can easily reach Udaipur City
Palace either by taking local buses, togas, auto-
rickshaws and taxis from the city

4. Udaipur’s City Palace is an example of the splendour that
the rulers of Mewar enjoyed centuries ago, and it still
appears to be just as majestic. It is located on the eastern
banks of Pichola lake. The palace is a fusion of Rajasthani,
European, Chinese and Mughal architecture, making it one
of the most alluring factors of Udaipur. The palace
complex houses monuments like the Monsoon Palace,
Lake Palace, Jagdish Temple, Jag Mandir, and Neemach
Mata temple, and it is surrounded by the Aravalli
Mountains, giving it a gorgeous background.
Built completely with marble and granite, and it also has
the beautiful appeal of marble-work, mirror-work, silver-
work, inlay-work, wall paintings, murals.

5. City Palace has several gates that are known as "Pols". 'Bara Pol' (Great
Gate) is the main gate to the City Palace complex that will take you to
the first courtyard. On passing Bara Pol', you will come across a triple
arched gate, which is known as Tripolia'. Between these two gates,
you would see eight marble arches or Toranas, where Kings used to
weigh themselves with gold and silver. Besides Tripolia, there is an
arena where elephant fights were staged. Across Tripolia', you would
enter the 'Elephant Gate' or the Hathi Pol'.
City Palace comprises 11 wonderful palaces, which were built by
different rulers still they resemble each other. With the sheer glimpse
of unique paintings, antique furniture and exquisite glass mirror &
ornamental tiles work of these palaces, you will get amazed. Manak
Mahal (Ruby Palace) has figures of crystal and porcelain. However,
Bhim Vilas flaunts a fabulous collection of miniature paintings
depicting the real life stories of Radha-Krishna.

6. City Palace comprises 11 wonderful palaces, which were built by
different rulers still they resemble each other. With the sheer
glimpse of unique paintings, antique furniture and exquisite glass
mirror & ornamental tiles work of these palaces, you will get
amazed. Manak Mahal (Ruby Palace) has figures of crystal and
porcelain. However, Bhim Vilas flaunts a fabulous collection of
miniature paintings depicting the real life stories of Radha-Krishna.
The 'Krishna Vilas' is known for the noteworthy album of miniature
paintings portraying royal processions, festivals and games of the
Maharanas. Moti Mahal (Pearl Palace) is celebrated for its lavish
decor while Sheesh Mahal (Palace of mirrors) is known for its
breathtaking mirror work. Chini Chitrashala' is renowned for its
Chinese and Dutch ornamental tiles. Dilkusha Mahal' (Palace of
Joy) is known for the murals and wall paintings

7. Bada Mahal is the exotic garden palace that stands erect on a 90 feet
high natural rock formation. Rang Bhawan is the palace that used to
contain royal treasure. There are temples of Lord Krishna, Meera Bai
and Shiva, located right to the 'Rang Bhawan'. Mor Chowk' has
exceptional glass mosaics of peacocks, set in the walls presenting the
three seasons of summer, winter and monsoon. Laxmi Vilas Chowk' is
an art gallery with a distinctive collection of Mewar paintings.
Situated in the premises of City Place complex, Jagdish Temple is the
biggest and most beautiful temple of Udaipur. This temple Appeals to
the aesthetic sense of the people and we will further discuss it in our
other section. You can also trace a Shrine of Dhuni Mata in the complex
of City Palace. This part is considered as the oldest part of the Palace
where a sage passed his life meditating here

8. In 1974, a part of the City Palace and the Zenana Mahal' (Ladies
Chamber) have been transformed into a museum. The museum is
open for public and we have discussed it in our other section about
museums. One can locate some striking paintings in the Zenana
Mahal' which further leads to Lakshmi Chowk. 'Lakshmi Chowk' is a
beautiful white pavilion. In City palace, the most captivating sight can
be viewed from the towers and terraces of Amar Vilas' from where you
can get a breathtaking view of Lake Pichola.
Amar Vilas' is the highest point of this Palace and has wonderful
hanging gardens with fountains, towers and terraces. City Palace is
structured in a way that it offers a splendid view of the lake from all its
Balconies, cupolas and towers. Unlike the craggy exterior, City Palace
has amazing interiors with delicate mirror-work, marble work, murals,
wall paintings, silver work, inlay work and surplus of colored glass.
The exquisite work of City Palace cannot be bounded in words, so one
must visit this palace to capture the real picture of it.

9. IMAGE GALLRY OF CITY PALACE
, UDAIPUR

10. FRONT VIEW

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