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City palace and museum Jaipur

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The pink city of Jaipur holds lot of wonders and grand Rajputana architectural building that simply mesmerize the hearts of visitors and make them completely awestruck. Of the many wonderful places dotted on the garb of Jaipur, City Palace and Albert Hall Museum are truly the best to visit for many reasons. The City Palace of Jaipur was constructed by Sawai Jai Singh II between the years 1729 and 1732 AD. This palace full of wonders is located on the northeast side of central Jaipur and includes several fascinating courtyards and buildings. While on a trip to City Palace, you can explore the extraordinary 'Chandra Mahal' and 'Mubarak Mahal', besides other types of grand buildings.

Sawai Jai Singh II built the outer walls of City Palace and later rulers brought magnificent additions and modifications the interior architecture, and several of these modifications and changes were made in the 20th century. City Palace was originally named as “Chandra Mahal,” was transformed into the museum and is now the citadel of handcrafted items and various other items. The city Palace explicitly shows heritage of Rajputana culture that is worth exploring every time you make the visit to this palace.

The City Palace echoes a complete blend of Rajput, Mughal and European architectural styles. It was designed in accordance with the Vaastu shastra treatise. The palace has many popular entrance gates such as 'Udai Pol', 'Jaleb Chowk', 'Tripolia Gate' and 'Virendra Pol.' These gates or entrances are decorated in the form of “Grid Style” and shows different structures like 'Chandra Mahal', 'Mubarak Mahal', 'Diwan-I-Khas' and the 'Govind Dev Ji Temple. You will find the gates and walls of City Palace created in Mughal Style, comprising murals, lattice and mirrors, all of them arranged in a definite pattern.

The City Palace is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent, beautiful and momentous buildings in Jaipur and has turned out to be a popular tourist visiting spot. Besides being a truly majestic architecture, the palace is providing a spectacular view of Pink City and takes you through an insight of rich heritage and you can recollect the bygone era. When you are on tour to the Pink City of Jaipur, you cannot afford to miss City Palace of Jaipur.

Next, plan out for the Albert Hall Museum, which is the oldest museum and holds the status of the State museum of Rajasthan. The museum was titled after King Edward VII (Albert Edward), who visited the Jaipur city during his tenure as the king of wales.

Some of the must visit tourist attractions in the city of Jaipur includes Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Government Central Museum, Jantar Mantar and the Vidhyadhar's Garden. You can easily arrange for the local tours to these places by hiring a tourist company. It would be a great idea if you look out for the tour map of Jaipur as this would explicitly showcase some of the rare and most enchanting wonders. These wonders will make your visit to pink city a truly memorable event altogether.