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Palaces of Rajasthan

Lake Palace, Udaipur
The Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas Island and covers the whole of 1.5 hectare of the island in the middle of the Pichola Lake, built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1743.
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The City Palace, Jaipur
Located in the heart of the walled city, The City Palace Complex gives you an idea about the farsightedness of the founder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh.
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City Palace or Vinay Vilas Mahal, Alwar
The City Palace was built in 1793 A.D. by Raja Bakhtawar Singh. It represents a intermingling of Rajput and Mughal stvles.
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The Taragarh Palace, Bundi
It was built in 1345 and is great ramble around at leisure. This is rather a ramshackle fort, with its overgrown vegetation.
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Padmini’s Palace, Chittaurgarh
It is built beside the lotus pool with a historical pavilion that changed the history of Chittaur.
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Fateh Prakash Palace, Chittaurgarh
Chittorgarh Fort is a massive structure with a 1 kilometre zigzag accent to it. The road leads through seven gates to the main gate Rampol (meaning Gate of Ram).
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Rana Kumbha Palace, Chittaurgarh
The largest monument of the fort, it is believed that Rani Padmini committed Jauhar, in once of these underground cellars. The palace is in ruins but generates historical as well as architectural interest.
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Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner
This grand palace is an architectural masterwork in red sandstone, and was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji in the memory of his father Maharaja Lal Singh Ji in 1902.
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Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur
This was to become India last of the great palaces and the biggest private residence in the world.
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The City Palace, Udaipur
City Palace towers over the Pichola Lake. Maharana Uday Singh initiated in the construction of the palace but succeeding Maharanas added several palaces and structures to the complex retained a surprising uniformity to the design.
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Nathmal-ki-Haveli, Jaisalmer
Two architect brothers built it in the 19th century. Interestingly, while one concentrated on the right, the other concentrated on the left and the result is a symphony epitomising the side by side symmetry during construction.
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Patwon-ki-Haveli, Jaisalmer
This is one of the largest and most elaborate Haveli in Jaisalmer and stands in a narrow lane. It is five storeys high and is extensively carved.
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