The City Palace, Jaipur

About The City Palace, Jaipur
The City Palace is a historic landmark in the pink city, Jaipur. The City Palace complex is the place where the royal family of Jaipur used to stay. Displaying some extraordinary work of art, the City Palace is a perfect amalgam of Mughal and Rajput architecture. The palace complex was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of the Kacchawaha clan of Rajput and his successors made several noteworthy additions to the complex in the later years. The City Palace Complex has been divided into courtyards, beautiful gardens and buildings. Some of the beautiful buildings in the City Palace complex include Mubarak Mahal, Badal Mahal, Sh. Govind Dev Temple, Chandra Mahal and City Palace Museum.

Two elephants carved in marble, guard the entrance of this important landmark in the Pink City. The City Palace also houses a museum that showcases the grand collection of 2000 weapons that date back to 1580. It has a good collection of various types of Rajasthani dresses a fascinating armoury of Mughal and Rajput weapons.

Other Attractions Near The City Palace
City Palace : This massive structure contains numerous interesting palaces and building of tourist's interest. In the heart of the old city of Jaipur, the City Palace holds a large area, divided into a series of courtyards, gardens, and buildings.

Jantar Mantar : The Jantar Mantar is a sophisticated collection of early 18th century structures designed to measure the movements of the stars, sun and planets. Designed by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh himself, each instrument of Jantar Mantar has a specific astronomical task to perform.

Amber Fort : The fort, built by the Kachchawaha dynasty at the end of the 16th century is worth visiting.

Getting There
Air : Jaipur Airport, Sanganer is at a distance of around 11km from the city center. Indian Airlines, Jet Airways and domestivc carriers operate regular flighta to and from Jaipur. There are direct flights to Delhi, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Aurangabad, and some other cities from Jaipur.

Rail : The train service to Jaipur is available from all the major parts of the country. An excellent connection from Delhi is Shatabadi Express that provides a fast, air-conditioned rail service. Other direct connections to Jaipur are from Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad, Secunderabad, Agra, Lucknow, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta.

Road : Jaipur is well connected by road to various parts of India. Delhi-Jaipur national highway is one of the finest roads in India. Rajasthan roadways runs excellent regular service of AC and Deluxe Coaches from Delhi