Are you fond of travelling? Are you in vacation nowadays? Do you have a dream to look lofty ornamented palaces? Yes, I can mitigate your quench, then just co
me to Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Here you’ll surely find out what you are exactly looking for, that’s the magnificent City Palace, your wonderland. City Palace is an instance of excellent blending of grand Rajput essence of architecture and Mughal art. Besides, it also demonstrates an example of the far sightedness of its founder- Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of the Jaipur city too.
City Palace is so vast that it alone encompasses one-seventh of the total walled city of Jaipur. Actually, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II built the outer walls, most of the inner parts were constructed later under different rulers. Within its massive walls, the City Palace houses a number of picturesque structures such as City Palace Museum, Shri Govind Dev Temple and palaces like Mubarak Mahal, Chandra Mahal, Badal Mahal etc.
At the entrance of the City Palace, you will find the Mubarak Mahal. Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh, built the Mubarak Mahal in late 19th century to greet the visiting personages. Now it has been transformed into the museum and popularly known as Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum. Here you
will find valuable royal costumes, ethnic Kashmiri shawls, Benaras silk sarees, Sanganeri prints and folk embroidery in exhibition. In addition to these, the royal apparels worn by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I (1750-1768 AD) are also in display here.
Further you will come across the Maharani Palace, which has some extraordinary preservation of the 15th century Rajput arsenal. Collection of the Maharani Palace includes various deadly weapons of that contemporary period like scissor-action dagger, chain armour, pistols, jewelled and ivory handled swords, belt swords, canons, guns, gun powder packets and poison tipped blades.
After that, the ‘Diwan-I-Khas’ (Hall of Private Audience) will come on your way. Here you will get to see the world’s largest sterling silver object and two grand silver vessels displayed in exhibition. The Guinness Book of World Records refers that it has world’s largest silver objects in its storage. Following this, the ‘Diwan-I-Aam’, means the Hall of Public Audience waits for you. Here also some ancient handwritten original manuscripts of Hindu religion are exhibited, that are rarely found anywhere.
Next visit the Chandra Mahal (Moon Palace), situated in the north east corner of the City Palace complex. From here, you can have a panoramic view of floral gardens as well as the delicacy of art-work in mirror walls and ceilings of contemporary pattern. Chandra Mahal houses the massive Sukh Niwas, which was the dining hall for the Maharaja. In the fourth floor of the Chandra Mahal, the Shobha Niwas(Hall of Beauty) lies. Here mirrors are placed on the walls along with blue tiled dado
es. The fifth floor of Chandra Mahal is known as the ‘Chavi Niwas’(Hall of Images). Here you find the mirrored ceilings and stucco floor that has rows too. From this place, you can have a splendid view of the rugged hills. The top floor of the Chandra Mahal is known as the Mukut Mahal (Crown Building).
Just opposite of Moon Palace, another wonder is waiting for you, which is the famous Badal Mahal. What’s more attractive here is the fountain, located in the middle of the way between the Moon Palace and the Badal Mahal. The architectural greatness of this palace will surely fascinate you.
Hence, do not waste time after thinking that where you will spend this vacation. Just pack up your luggage and left for Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur to discover the hidden jewells of City Palace on your own.
me to Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Here you’ll surely find out what you are exactly looking for, that’s the magnificent City Palace, your wonderland. City Palace is an instance of excellent blending of grand Rajput essence of architecture and Mughal art. Besides, it also demonstrates an example of the far sightedness of its founder- Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of the Jaipur city too.City Palace is so vast that it alone encompasses one-seventh of the total walled city of Jaipur. Actually, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II built the outer walls, most of the inner parts were constructed later under different rulers. Within its massive walls, the City Palace houses a number of picturesque structures such as City Palace Museum, Shri Govind Dev Temple and palaces like Mubarak Mahal, Chandra Mahal, Badal Mahal etc.
At the entrance of the City Palace, you will find the Mubarak Mahal. Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh, built the Mubarak Mahal in late 19th century to greet the visiting personages. Now it has been transformed into the museum and popularly known as Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum. Here you
will find valuable royal costumes, ethnic Kashmiri shawls, Benaras silk sarees, Sanganeri prints and folk embroidery in exhibition. In addition to these, the royal apparels worn by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I (1750-1768 AD) are also in display here.Further you will come across the Maharani Palace, which has some extraordinary preservation of the 15th century Rajput arsenal. Collection of the Maharani Palace includes various deadly weapons of that contemporary period like scissor-action dagger, chain armour, pistols, jewelled and ivory handled swords, belt swords, canons, guns, gun powder packets and poison tipped blades.
After that, the ‘Diwan-I-Khas’ (Hall of Private Audience) will come on your way. Here you will get to see the world’s largest sterling silver object and two grand silver vessels displayed in exhibition. The Guinness Book of World Records refers that it has world’s largest silver objects in its storage. Following this, the ‘Diwan-I-Aam’, means the Hall of Public Audience waits for you. Here also some ancient handwritten original manuscripts of Hindu religion are exhibited, that are rarely found anywhere.
Next visit the Chandra Mahal (Moon Palace), situated in the north east corner of the City Palace complex. From here, you can have a panoramic view of floral gardens as well as the delicacy of art-work in mirror walls and ceilings of contemporary pattern. Chandra Mahal houses the massive Sukh Niwas, which was the dining hall for the Maharaja. In the fourth floor of the Chandra Mahal, the Shobha Niwas(Hall of Beauty) lies. Here mirrors are placed on the walls along with blue tiled dado
es. The fifth floor of Chandra Mahal is known as the ‘Chavi Niwas’(Hall of Images). Here you find the mirrored ceilings and stucco floor that has rows too. From this place, you can have a splendid view of the rugged hills. The top floor of the Chandra Mahal is known as the Mukut Mahal (Crown Building).Just opposite of Moon Palace, another wonder is waiting for you, which is the famous Badal Mahal. What’s more attractive here is the fountain, located in the middle of the way between the Moon Palace and the Badal Mahal. The architectural greatness of this palace will surely fascinate you.
Hence, do not waste time after thinking that where you will spend this vacation. Just pack up your luggage and left for Rajasthan’s capital, Jaipur to discover the hidden jewells of City Palace on your own.
10 comments:
hi, lemme tell u that i m a travel buff whose quality is difficult to match. I cannot explain in words what experience i lived in the City Palace of Jaipur. Whenever i see this majestic palace i go back to that gloried era where live such great architects and artists who owned the power of letting even the bricks speak volumes.
Hi, Somak! Is there any entry fee at the City Palace? What are the visit timings? Please share the information.
City Palace has been in my plan of things for so long. I am sharing something very personal here. I am cherishing a dream for years...that my my prince charming comes riding on an elephant and our marriage is held in any of the beautiful palaces of Rajasthan. Can my dream be realized ? How much would it cost at City Palace ?
i've been to city Palace, n i must tell you that, when i was treading through the masterpiece, i thought that beauty of this place is hard to describe in words, n i still believe so. But, kudos to you Somak, u are pretty close to capturing the real essence of city Palace.
Good work.. described a complete history of City Palace.
City Palace is one of the most fascinating architectural marvels in Rajasthan and your blog justified it well. after reading your blog, i'm pondering over to visit the place once.
Quite informative but moves very slowly to the end. Need to add enthu in this article.
yeh me too like the blog very mucg
Hi Mukti, enthusiasm comes from one's heart. It can't be created mechanically by others. To have enthuuuuu, please dream about historical places. I think den u'll surely hav dat.
Good description from your side about the City Palace. Its a nice initiative. Hope you will be covering more of the forts and Palaces of Rajasthan next time.
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