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The City Palace of Jaipur is a fine interplay of traditional Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. The stupendous palace complex occupies one seventh of the walled city of Jaipur. The palace was originally built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kachhwaha clan of Rajputs, and the later additions were made by his successors. The complex has well defined courtyards, flourishing gardens and buildings. It houses several palatial structures like the Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Badal Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum.


The Palace Premises

In the first courtyard is the Mubarak Mahal, built by Maharaja Madho Singh II in the late 19th century. It is home to the textile section of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum. An awesome gateway with a grand door in brass opens to a stately courtyard, where lies the Diwan-I-Khas or 'Hall of Private Audience'. It is an open hall with a double row of columns with scalloped arches. Here is a display of the two largest silver vessels in the world figured in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Diwan-E-Aam or the 'Hall of Public Audience' lies across the paved square.
The grand seven storied Chandra Mahal lies to the north-west. This present day residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur; Bhavani Singh, provides stunning views of the gardens and the city. The palace is adorned with exquisite traditional style paintings, floral decorations, mirror walls and ceilings. The different floors of this splendid structure serve a variety of purposes. While the ground and the first floor form the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, the fourth floor serve as the tastefully decorated Shobha Nivas or Hall of Beauty. The fifth floor is the Chhavi Nivas or Hall of Images, the sixth floor with its mirrored ceiling and stucco floor has rows of double columns through which one can have a magnificent view of the rugged hills. The uppermost story is called the Mukut Mahal or the Crown Building. Opposite to this splendid building lies the Badal Mahal. The Govind Devji Temple is between the Chandra Mahal and the Badal Mahal. The awesome Hawa Mahal is another integral part of the City Palace.

Tourist Timings: 9:30hrs- 16:30hrs

Access AIR :Jaipur's only Airport Sanganer is 15 km (25 min) south of the city center. It is well connected by domestic airlines to all major cities in India like Delhi (40 min), Mumbai (1 ½ hr), Jodhpur (45 min), Udaipur (1 hr 40 min), Kolkata (1 hr 55 min) and so on. International flights aslo use the same airport to fly to Dubai, Singapore and Bangkok. Our agents can arrange for your advance bookings.

RAIL : The Jaipur Railway Station, located west of the Old City, has trains plying regularly to Delhi (4 ½ hr), Agra (5 hr), Mumbai, Chennai, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad and so on. The Shatabdi Express, the Pink City Express and the regal luxury train Palace on Wheels, are the trains from Delhi. For further details you can visit the Indian Railway website: www.indianrail.gov.in.

ROAD :Jaipur, being part of the Golden Travel Circuit of India (that includes Delhi-Agra-Jaipur) has excellent roads and a well-networked inter-state bus terminus called the Sindhi Camp bus stand. Regular AC Volvo buses for Delhi (about 12 departures a day) will drop you off at Bikaner House, near India Gate. Drive the NH 8 to reach Jaipur in only 4 hours from Delhi.


Distances from nearby cities :

Delhi:	260 km
Agra:	232 km
Ajmer:	131 km
Alwar:	142 km
Sariska:	111 km
Sawai Madhopur:	114 km
Jodhpur:	342 km
Bikaner:	321 km
Jaisalmer:	665 km
Udaipur:	405 km

Stay At A candle lit dinner with a backdrop of some stupendous traditional dance performance or some quiet rustic music that strikes right there at some nostalgic chord - for the evenings. Then retire into your luxury suit - erstwhile cloistered parlor of some truly beautiful Maharani (Queen), whose portrait on that carpeted wall stare back at you with equal amazement and curiosity. Yes, lodging in that Pink City is about tasting a life king-sized. Heritage Hotels (former palaces turned hotels) are the best and the most preferred via-media to relinquish your 'feel-India' desire.
Five Star Deluxe Hotels and budget hotels also are flaked around in plenty if you want to wake up in your regular hotel rooms.

Heritage Hotels in Jaipur :
Ramgarh Lodge	Royal Castle Kanota
Narain Niwas Palace	Raj Mahal Palace
Samode Haveli	Hotel Alsisar Haveli
Hotel Samode Palace	Hotel Bissau Palace
Five Star Deluxe Hotels in Jaipur :
Rajvilas - An Oberoi Hotel	The Rambagh Palace Hotel
Jai Mahal Palace	Rajputana Palace Sheraton
Five Star Hotels in Jaipur :
Man Singh Towers	Hotel Man Singh
Chokhi Dhani - The Ethnic Village Resort	Hotel Clarks Amer
Hotel Jaipur Palace
Four Star Hotels in Jaipur :
The Trident	Hotel Jaipur Ashok
Hotel Maya Inter Continental