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Category - Rajasthan Tour Travel >
Forts & Monuments >
City Palace Udaipur
Rajasthan Tour Travel
> Rajasthan Fort Monuments
 City Palace, the
majestic white royal building towers itself on a hill and is surrounded
by crenellated walls. Udaipur City Palace was completed in its present form
by the contribution of many rulers. Originally started by Udai Singh, the
later additions were so carefully planned and integrated with the original
building that it becomes difficult to believe that the building was not
conceived as a whole. The city palace of Udaipur stands along the shores
of Lake Pichola.
Approach to the city palace is through the 'Hati Pol' or the 'Elephant
Gate'. The 'Bara Pol' or the 'great gate' leads to the
first court, which joins Tripolia or the 'triple gate'. Between the
two gates are eight carved 'toranas' or arches, which mark
the spot where the rulers were weighed against gold or silver, the equivalent
value of which was then distributed among the poor. Beyond the Tripolia
is the arena where the elephant fights were staged.
The path then leads to a series of courtyards, overlapping pavilions, terraces,
corridors and hanging gardens- a harmonious profusion hard to describe.The
soft cream coloured central 'Chhatri' has facing of blue coloured
tiles with massive octagonal towers crowned with cupolas. The Sheesh
Mahal has inlaid mirror work. The Krishna Vilas has a series
of miniature paintings, which are witness to the royal processions, festivals
and the game of 'Chogan'.
The Chini Chitrashala is famous for its Chinese and Dutch
tiles, the latter of which has depiction of Biblical scenes including
the flight to Egypt. Radha-Krishna stories are painted on the walls of the
Bhim Vilas. The glass mosaic gallery with its superb stained glasses and
portraits afford a panoramic view of the Udaipur city below. The Mor Chowk
has a brilliant mosaic of peacocks set in the walls showing the three seasons:
summer, winter and monsoon. There are exquisite terrace gardens with fountains
in the Amar Vilas.
There is also a museum in the fort which houses the armour of the valiant
Maharana Pratap and the drums & bugles of Rana Sanga, another Mewar
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