In the heart of the Rajasthan old Jaipur city has "The City Palace" Which occupies a large area divided into a series of courtyards, gardens and buildings.This outer wall of City Palace was built by Jai Singh but other additions in City Place were made later, some right up to the start of this century. This city Palace is now a Famous museum.It houses a remarkable collection of textiles, paintings, manuscripts, and extraordinary weapons.
On display there are two huge urns of
silver, said to be the largest silver vessels in the world. Nakkarkhana-ka-Darwaza, the imposing gateway of the City Palace guarded by stone elephants, is monumental.These are so many buildings -One of the first Building in City Palace is "Mubarak Mahal" which is built by Maharaja Madho Singh.This Mubarak Mahal has a Fasinating carved marble gate with embossed brass doors on either side of this gate.
Beyond this Mubarak Mahal, lies the 'Diwan-E-Khas' or the 'Hall Of Private People' with a marble paved gallery.There was another Mahal in City Palace i.e "Chandra Mahal" The seven-story Chandra Mahal is the centrepiece and commands fine views of the gardens and the Jaipur city. The complex contains an excellent museum, an armoury and several fine halls. The apartments are maintained in luxurious order and the museum of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II has an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamelware and old weapons. Opposite the city Palace Chandra Mahal lies the Badal Mahal. The Govind Devji Temple stands in the middle of the Chandra Mahal and the Badal Mahal. A delightful system of mountains is placed in the middle of the paved path between the Chandra Mahal and the Badal Mahal. The palace has extensive and sprawling gardens.
