You can also see some famous palaces, which are situated inside the City Palace in Jaipur like, Chandra Mahal, Mukut Mahal, Maharani Mahal, ShriGovindDevJi temple and city palace museum. The main entrances to this palace are known as the Virendra Pol and the Udai pol, which are located near the Jaleb Chowk.

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PalacesofRajasthan
AmberFort,Jaipur
KumbhalgarhFort
JunagarhFort,
Bikaner
SonarFort,Jaisalmer
MehrangarhFort,
Jodhpur
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CityPalace,Udaipur
GarhPalace,Bundi
TaragarhFort,Bundi
ChittorgarhFort
RanthamboreFort

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PalacesofRajasthan
GagronFort,Jhalawar
NahargarhFort,
Jaipur
DeegPalace,
Bharatpur
Lohagarh,Bharatpur
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JalMahal,Jaipur
HawaMahal,Jaipur
CityPalace,Jaipur
JaigarhFort,Jaipur

4. AmberFort,Jaipur
Youcanfindsomemassiveredsandstoneworkandmarbleartifactsinthis
AmberFortandthefortisspreadoverthelake.
Thefortisdividedintofoursegmentsandeachofthesepartshasseparate
entrancesandanattachedcourtyard.ThemainentrancenamedSurajPalorthe
SungateissituatedneartheJalebChowk.
Earlier,thearmiesreturnedfrom waranddidtheirvictoryparadeontheground
insidethisfort.Duringthattime,theroyalfamiliesstayedinsidethefort,andthe
royalfamilywomensawthearmythroughthesmallwindows.
Accordingtonumerousepistemologicalfacts,thenameAmberwas
actuallyderivedfrom theAmbikeshwarTemple,whichissituatedonthetop
oftheCheelKaTeela.HereLordShivaisknownasAmbikeshwar.However,
accordingtoRajasthanifolklores,thenameAmberwasderivedfrom the
nameofAmba,whichisthelocalnameofGoddessDurga.

5. MehrangarhFort,Jodhpur
Themuseum ofMehrangarhFortisarenownedtouristspotandyoucanfind
severaloldpaintingsincludingthefamousartofpalanquins.
YoucanfindsomepreciousthingsintheMehrangarhFortgallerylikeElephant
Howdahs,palanquins,MarwarPaintingsandArmory.Youcanalsoseethefinest
artformsdisplayedonthegalleryofDaulatKhanainMehrangarhFort.Some
ancientartsarerestoredinthisplace,andyoucanfindsomehistoricalfacts
throughtheseartformsandunderstandthelifestyleofRathorerulersofJodhpur
andoftheMughalemperors.

6. SonarFort,Jaisalmer
Theforthascountlessroomswithsmalldecoratedwindows,doorsand
balconies.Themostimportantattractionofthisfortisthepresenceofroyal
familiesinsidetheSonarFort.Somepartofthisforthasalsobeen
transformedasmuseum,andstillsomeroyalfamilymembersstayinside
theseparts.
Ontheotherpart,youcanfindthegreatVyasHaveliwherethedescendantsof
themainroyalbuildersstillliveinsidethispart.TheotherHaveliknownasShree
NathPalace,wheretheprimeministeroffeudalRajasthanstayed,andyoucan
alsofindsomecarvingwoodenpanelsontheceilingandthedoorsofthisSonar
Fort.

7. JunagarhFort,Bikaner
TheJunagarhForthassevengates,whichisthemainentranceofseveral
palacesandpavilions.Duringthe16thcenturynumerousHinduandJain
templeswerebuiltinsidethisfort,andtheseentiretempleswerecrafted
withredandgoldsandstones.
Everykingwholivedinsidethisfortmadeseparatesetsofroomsfortheirown
usebecausetheydidnotwanttousetheirpredecessor’srooms.Therefore,you
canfindseveralroomsinsidethisfortandeachofthem hasseparatedesigns
andelegantintricatecarvedfurniture.
YoucanfindaperfectblendofBritish,MughalandRajputArchitecturaldesigns
inthisfortbecausemanyrulersfrom differentempiresoccupiedthisJunagarh
Fortduringtheirdynasty,andtheylaterrestoredandreconstructedsomeparts
ofthisfort.

8. KumbhalgarhFort
During1443CE,RanaKumbhastartedbuildingthegreatwallsurroundingthe
fortandhefacedsomedifficultiesduringtheconstruction.Thenhe
consultedthereligiouspreceptorsandtheysuggestedbuildingatemple
insidetheforttoremovetheconstructionhurdles.ThenMaharanaKhumbha
builtthetempleinsidethefortandstartedbuildingthewallsofthe
KumbhalgarhFort.
AccordingtotheRajasthanifolklores,MaharanaKhumbausedtolightupthe
surroundedvillagesbyusingfiftyKilogramsofgheeandhundredkilogramsof
cottoneveryday.
RanaLakhabuiltthelargesttanknamedLakholaTankinsidethefortandyoucan
findtheAaretPolgateatthewesternsideofthisfort.Apartfrom this,theHalla
Polgateisconstructedontheslopearea,andRam PolandHanumanPolarethe
majorentrancesofthisfort.

9. RanthamboreFort
Intheyear1226,theDelhiSultanIltutmishoccupiedthisfortandintheyear
1236,theChauhansrecapturedthefort.
Thefortissituatedonthetopofthehillandyoucanfinddenseforestsinthe
surroundingplacestothisfort.Duringsunset,thefortgetshighlightedwith
vermillionshades,andyoucanalsofindthesurroundinggreeneryand
sandstonestructureswithsomeancientartsinsidethefort.

10. ChittorgarhFort
ChittaurForthassevendifferentgatesandtheyareknownasPadanPol,
HanumanPol,GaneshPol,JodlaPol,LaxmanPolandBhaironPol.These
gatesweredesignedwithstrongsandstones,andyoucanfindsome
massivestoneworkonallthewallsofthesegates.TheMewarpeoplehave
constructedthesegatestodefendtheforeignintruders,andtheyhave
encryptedsomecannonandelephantstatuesinfrontofthesegates.
Youcanfindacircularpathwayinsidethisfort,whichisconnectedwitheach
templeandtheruinsofthisfort.HereonecanfeelthepainoftheMewarpeople
whosacrificedtheirlifeforprotectingtheirroyaltyandprestige.
YoucanalsofindtwovictorytowerscalledtheVijayStambhaandKirtistambha
insidetheChittaurFort.TheRanaKumbhabuilttheVijayStambhaandthe
BagherwalJainbuilttheKirtiStambha.
YoucanalsoexploresomeoldestpalacesinsidethisfortlikeRanaKumbha
Palace,FatehPalaceandPadmini’sPalace.RanaKumbhaPalaceistheoldest
palaceinRajasthan,whichislocatedneartheVijayStambha,andyoucanfind
sometemplesofLordShivainsidethispalace.Apartfrom that,
MaharanaUdaiSinghwhoisthefounderofUdaipurwasborninthisplace.

11. TaragarhFort,Bundi
DuringtheChauhandynasty,therulersbuiltsomelargewaterreservoirsinside
thisfortandtheyusedtostorehugeamountofwaterinthesereservoirs.
YoucanseethegorgeousRaniMahalinsidethisfort,whichhasnowbecomea
ruin,butstill,youcanunderstandtheenrichedglassworkonthewindowsand
thestoneworkonthewallandceilingsofthisMahal.
TheMiranSahebkiDargahisanothertouristattractionwhichissituatedinsidethe
fort.MughalrulerDaraShikohoccupiedthefortuntil1776.Thisfortissituatedon
topoftheAravalliranges,andyoucanfindseveraltemples,palacesandruins
insidethisfort.

12. GarhPalace,Bundi
AsyoufindseveralMahalsinotherfortsofRajasthan,youcanalsoseethe
sameChhatraMahal,PhoolandBadalMahalinthispalace.
ThefamousUmmedMahalisknownasChitrashalaorArtGallery–thereare
thousandsofminiaturepaintingsinthispartanditisoneofthebestthingsofthis
place.
TheMiranSahebkiDargahisanothertouristattractionwhichissituatedinsidethe
fort.MughalrulerDaraShikohoccupiedthefortuntil1776.Thisfortissituatedon
topoftheAravalliranges,andyoucanfindseveraltemples,palacesandruins
insidethisfort.
Ifyouwanttoenterthisplacethroughitsmainentrance,whichisfollowedby
somelargegardenarea,thenyoudoneedtopaytheentryfees,buttheother
entrancesarefreeandyoudonotneedtopayanyamounttoaccesstheother
entrances.

13. CityPalace,Udaipur
Severalrulersstartingfrom MaharanaUdaiSingh-IIconstructeddifferentparts
ofthisplace,andtheyfoundseveralMahalsinsidethisarea.ThefullCity
Palaceanditsgroundweredesignedwithmarbleandgranitestones,andyou
canfindheavyartworks,stonecarving,marbleandmirrorworkandwall
paintingsinsidetheCityPalace.
Youcanfindsomepalacesinsidethisareawhicharedesignedwithseveral
balconies,towers,cupolas,andyoucanfindsomequadrangleswithlarge
corridorsinsidethepalace.Thesecorridorsaremainlyconnectedwiththe
surroundingareasandtheworriersdesignedthesecorridorstoavoidsurprise
attacksbyenemies.
SomeofthenotablepalacesorMahalherearetheMotiMahal,SheeshMahal,
KrishnaMahal,SuryaChoparandDilkhushMahalsituatedinsidethisCityPalace.
AlsoyoucanfindtheroyalresidencenamedShambuNiwasinthepalace.The
BariMahalortheBigPalaceisalsosituatedinsidethisareaandthispalaceis
designedwiththesurroundinggardensnamedBhim andAmarVilas.
CrystalGalleryisthebiggestattractionofCityPalaceandonecantakeseparate
entrancestovisitthisamazingcollection.

14. GagronFort,Jhalawar
TheGagronForthassituatedsevenkilometersawayfrom Jhalawarandthis
fortissurroundedbythreelargerivers.Thissiteisfamousastheplaceof
JauharlakesbecauseduringwarsmanyMewarandRajputwomencommitted
suicideintheselakes.
JuharwasknownaritualisticmasssuicideandtheMewarandroyalfamily
members,especiallywomenattemptedsuicidetosavetheirprestigefrom the
MughalKings.
Later,MughalemperorAkbaroccupiedthisfort.Youcanseethesignificant
mesmerizingviewofthisfortfrom thetopofChangari.Thisisasmallvillage
situatedattheeasternsideofthisfort,andyoucanalsovisittheGagronvillage,
whichissituatedatthewesternpartofthisport.
Inthisvillage,youcanseetheShrineofMittheshahwhowasaSufiSaint.Akbar
builtthisShrineintheyear1580,andeveryyearsomecolorfulfestivalsandfairs
areconductedinsidethisShrineduringtheIslamicMuharram.

15. Lohagarh,Bharatpur
ThemainentranceofthisfortisknownastheAshtadhatuGate,whichwas
constructedwitheightdifferentmetals.Youcanfindseveralpalacesinsidethis
fortincludingtheMahalKhas,theBadanSinghPalace,theKamraPalace,and
youcanalsofindsomehistoricalmonumentslikeKishoriMahal,KhotiKhas,
MotiMahalandMahalKhas.
TherearetwomainvictorytowersnamedJawaharBurjandFatehBurjfounded
bytheJatrulersinsidethefort.BadanSingh’sPalaceisoneoftheoldestpalaces
inRajasthan,andyoucanfindsomeheavycarvedbrackets,balconies,mirror
workandstonestuddedpillarsinsidethisfort,whichweredesignedaccordingto
theJatroyalstyles.

16. DeegPalace,Bharatpur
Youcanfindseveralgatesofthispalace,whicharedesignedwithstone
carvingwork,andyoucanseesomearcadesinsidethepalace,whichis
designedwithsurroundingpavilionsandfountains.
DuringHoli,colorsaddedinthesetanksandsmallclothesareinsertedintothe
holesofthereservoirstoblocktheoutlet.Thenthecolorfulwatercirculated
throughinter-connectedpipelinesandthefountainsspurtoutcoloredwater.

17. NahargarhFort,Jaipur
MaharajaSawaiJaiSingh–IIbuilttheNahargarhFortin1734.Thefortis
surroundedbylargewalls,whichisextendedtoovertheAravalliHillsand
connectedthefortwiththeJaigarh.
SawaiRam Singhreconstructedthefortintheyearof1868andhewasbuiltup
twodifferentblocksinsidethefort.Youcanfindmanyroomsandpalacesinside
thisfort,whicharelinkedwiththeinter-connectedcorridors.
SomefamousfilmslikeRangDeBasantiandafamousBengalicinemanamed
SonarKellawereshotinsidethisNahargarhFort.

18. JaigarhFort,Jaipur
TheAram Mandirandthegardenaredulydesignedwithinthecourtyard,and
youcanfindtheseplacesatthenorthernsideofthefort.Alongwiththat,the
mainentranceofthefortknownasthe“TheAwaniDarwaza”isanexcellentart
piece,andyoucanfindsomeMughalartworkonthisarcheddoor.
Ontheeast-westwideofthefort,youcanfindtriplearchentrances,andall
thesegatewaysarepaintedwithredandyellowcolors.Accordingtothefolklore
ofRajasthan,earlierpeoplecouldseetheartificiallakenamedSagarLakefrom
thisfort,andthepeopleusedtostockthewaterinthisartificiallakefortheir
futureuses.Theycarriedthewaterbyhumancarryingpotsandloadedonthe
elephantbackstoreachthefortandinthisway,theysuppliedthewatertothe
royalfamiliesandtheirsubordinates.
Therearesomelargeundergroundcanalsinstalledatthewesternsideofthe
Aravallirange,andyoucanalsofindthreelargewatertanksorreservoirsatthe
basementlevelofthefort.Thelargesttankofthisfortcanholdmorethan6
milliongallonsofwater,andpeopleinRajasthanbelievedthattheRoyalfamily
membersofKachwaharulersusedtopreservetheirtreasuresinsidethesetanks.

19. CityPalace,Jaipur
ThemainentrancestothispalaceareknownastheVirendraPolandtheUdai
pol,whicharelocatedneartheJalebChowk.Thetriplegatewaysnamed
TripoliaGateisstillreservedfortheroyalfamiliesandcommonerscannot
accessthisgate.Commonpeoplecanenterthispalacethroughsomeother
gatesliketheUdaipol,AtishPol,andthroughtheVirendraPol.
YoucanfindthefinestartworksinMubarakMahal,andthisMahalisdesigned
withsomeintricateIslamicandEuropeanartworks.Someauspiciousroyal
costumes,shawlsandartifactsareprotectedintheCityPalaceMuseum,and
youcanalsofindsomeclothesusedbyMaharajaSawaiManSingh-IIinthis
museum.
ChandraMahalistheanotherattractionofCityPalaceinJaipur,andyoucanfind
severalbuildingslike,SukhNiwas,PritamNiwas,ChabiNiwas,MukutNiwasand
RangaMandirinsidethisMahal.Youcanalsofindmanymurals,ancientpaintings,
floraldecorativewalls,screenedwindows,courtyards,pavilions,carpetsand
manuscriptsinsidetheChandraMahal.ThemainentrancetothisMahalis
enrichedwiththepeacockartwork,whichisknownasPeacockGate.
YoucanalsoseesomeplaceslikethePritamNiwasChowkandfindthelargest
audiencehallnamedDiwan-i-Aam intheCityPalace.Thegoldpaintingsand
artworksontheceilingofDiwan-i-Khaswillmesmerizeyouandyoucanalsosee
theMaharaniPalace,whichwastheresidenceofRoyalQueens.Nowthispalace
hasbeenconvertedintoamuseum,andseveralartifactsandweaponsare
protectedinsidethesemuseums.

20. HawaMahal,Jaipur
YoucanfindmorethanthousandsofjharokhasinthisHawaMahal,which
weredesignedwithsomeintricateartworks.Royalwomenusedtoobservethe
citylifethroughthesesmallwindowsbecausetheywerenotallowedtocome
outsidewithoutwearingthefacecoverorpurdah.
Duringthehottestsummer,thehugeamountofnaturalaircaneasilyflow
throughtheseintricatewindows,andthepalaceremainscoolallthetime.Thisis
anaturalairconditioningsystem,whichwasusedbytheroyalfamilies,and
peoplecouldeasilyseetheHawaMahalfrom thestreetbecausethisMahalis
locatedonthebusyroadwaysofJaipur.
HawaMahalisafive-storiedbuilding,whereyoucanfindonlytwodifferent
grandroomsonthetoptwofloors,andotherfloorsaredecoratedwithsome
patiosandpavilions.TheMahalwasdesignedwithseveralportholes,andeach
oftheseportholeshasasmallwindowandallthesewindowsaredesignedwith
sandstonegrills.YoucanfindsomefountainsinsidetheMahal,andwhenthe
windentersthroughthesesmallwindowsandpassesthroughthefountains,the
Mahalbecomescoolautomatically.

21. JalMahal,Jaipur
JalMahalwasdesignedwithsomeRajputandMughalartworksandthisisa
fivestoriedbuildingconstructedonthelake.Whenthelakebecomesfull,the
groundfloorstothirdfloorsremainunderthewater,andonlytheupperflooris
visiblefrom theoutside.Thepalacesufferedfrom somedamagesand
seepageduetowaterloggingandthegovernmentofRajasthanreconstructed
andrestoredthedifferentpartsofthisMahal.
Youcanfindsomeintricatepillars,marblefloorsandimpressiveintricate
RajasthaniartworkonthewallsofthisJalMahal.Inthelasttentofifteenyears,
theGovernmenthasdonesomerestorationworkinthisMahal,andtheymixed
someorganicingredientswiththeirplastermaterialslikejaggery,methiand
guggaltopreventthewaterdamages.

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