2. INTRODUCTION & HISTORY
(CITY PALACE)
• Blessed with the beauty of urban layout, City Palace
is more than just a tourist destination; it is an
excellent example of design, art, and creativity that
can be elaborated as an exquisite symbol.
• City Palace is a complex of courtyards, gardens, and
buildings situated right at the centre of the Old city.
• City Palace, Jaipur, includes the Chandra Mahal and
Mubarak Mahal palaces and other buildings, is a
palace complex in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• It was the seat of the// Maharaja of Jaipur, the head
of the Kachwaha Rajput clan,
• The Chandra Mahal palace now hoses a museum,
but the greatest part of it is still a royal residence.
• The palace complex, located northeast of the centre
of the grid-patterned Jaipur city, incorporates an
impressive and vast array of courtyards, gardens and
buildings.
• The palace was built between 1729 and 1732,
initially by Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber. He
planned and built the outer walls, and later additions
were made by successive rulers continuing up to the
20th century.
• The credit of the modern layout of the royal palace is
attributed to two architectures namely, Vidyadhar
Bhattacharya, the chief architect in the royal court
and Sir Samuel Swinton Jacob. And, with the roll of
time, the palace has been enlarged and adapted
over the centuries.
• The City Palace is laid in a grid pattern with wide
avenues in the central-northeast part of Jaipur City.
• The architecture is a fusion of Indian, Mughal-Rajput,
and somewhat European styles that you can witness
in every corner of the palace.
• The complex of city palace houses the most
prominent structures often visited are Pritam Niwas
Chowk, Mubarak Mahal, Mukut Mahal, Chandra
Mahal, Maharani’s Palace, Shri Govind Dev Temple
and Museum.
• The entrance gates of the Palace are Virendra Pol,
Udai Pol near Jaleb Chowk and the Tripolia Gate
(triple gate).
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
3. LOCATION
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
LOCATION
• The City Palace is in the central-northeast part of the
Jaipur city, which is laid in a grid pattern with wide
avenues.
• The city was planned according to the Prastara
type of layout which gives prominence to the
cardinal directions.
• The palace building covered two blocks, the town six
and the remaining ninth block was not usable on
account of steep hills. So this North- West ward was
transferred to the South-East corner of the city making
the shape of the plan as a whole asymmetrical rather
than square.
4. LOCATION
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
LOCATION
• It is a unique and arresting complex of several palaces, pavilions,
gardens and temples.
• Surrounded by Jantar Mantar, Govind Dev Ji Temple and Hawa
Mahal it lies in the heart of the city.
• The most prominent and most visited structures in the complex
are the Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Mukut Mahal,
Maharani's Palace, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace
Museum.
Govind Dev Ji Temple
City Palace
Jantar Mantar
Hawa Mahal
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5. AERIAL VIEW- CITY PALACE
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
Entrance
Mubarak Mahal
Entrance
Pritam Chowk
Diwan-I-Khas
Diwan-I-Aam
10. ENTRANCE
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Entrance gate- Virendra Pol, through which
Mubarak Mahal can be seen.
Entrance gate- Udai Pol, near Jaleb Chowk
11. MUBARAK MAHAL
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
LOCATION
• Mubarak Mahal, meaning the 'Auspicious Palace‘.
• Built by Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh II in the 19th
century as a reception centre.
• Its multi-arched and collonaded construction were
plotted up in an Islamic; Rajput and European stylistic
stew by the architect Sir Swinton Jacob. It now forms a
part of the Maharaja Sawai Mansingh II Museum,
containing a collection of royal costumes, sanganeri
block prints, silk saris and premium shawls, including
Kashmiri pashmina.
13. RAJENDRA POL
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Just to the right of the Mubarak Mahal, beautifully ornated
marble gateway- RAJENDRA POL that leads to the hall of public
audience (Diwan-i-Khas) and inner sections of the palace
complex.
14. RAJENDRA POL
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• This gate is flanked by huge white elephants that have
been sculpted by a single marble stone.
• The Mahout sitting in front of the sculpted howdah and
the natural looking flairs and folds of the Caparison are all
intricately chiseled.
15. PRITAM CHOWK
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Pritam Chowk is the gateway and passage to the inner
courtyard.
• The gateway is flaked by beautifully carved doors on either
side.
• The colourful and intriguing aspect of this section is the four
differently themed and well-designed gates through which
the Maharaja of Jaipur used to enter Chandra Mahal.
• Each gate is dedicated to a particular Hindu God and depicts
the four seasons prevailing in the region.
16. PRITAM CHOWK
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Autumn Season
• The northeastern peacock gate represents autumn.
• It is decorated elaborately with colourful and
intricate frescoes with peacock images and has a
small marble idol of lord Vishnu on its lintel.
• Summer Season
• The Lotus Gate in the southwest is adorned
with colorful lotus petals and flower patterns.
• It represents the summer and has a marble
idol of Goddess Devi on its lintel
17. PRITAM CHOWK
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Spring Season
• The third gate is on the northwest side of the
courtyard.
• It is also called the Lehariya (waves) gate as it has
waves patterned around it.
• It is green-color indicating spring and is dedicated
to Lord Ganesha who sits as marble idol on the
lintel.
• Winter Season
• The Fourth gate is dedicated to Lord Shiva and
represents the Winter Season.
• It has dramatic roses painted on the frescoes.
18. CHANDRA MAHAL
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• It is the seven-storeyed Chandra Mahal, the
primary residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur
within the city palace.
• Each floor has been given a specific name
such as the Sukh-Niwas, Ranga-Mandir,
Pitam-Niwas, Chabi-Niwas, Shri-Niwas, Shri-
Niwas and Mukut Mahal.
19. DIWAN-I-KHAS
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Also known as Sarvotra Bhadra (Hall of the Commons/
Public audience)
• It is an open pink- pavilion with stout columns and
surrounded by wide pathways and marble floor.
• It has an entrance through Rajendra Pol.
• The pavilion is flanked on four sides by beautiful lamp-
posts chiseled out of red- sandstone.
20. SABHA NIWAS
CITY PALACE, JAIPUR
• Also known as Diwan-i-Aam.
• It encompasses the Art-Gallery- showcases original
furniture, artworks, lights and a special display of
ceremonial garments and medals.
• Sabha Niwas opens to the Baggi Khana just outside-
housing the handicraft shops and the transport
gallery that showcases some of the transport
collections of the bygone ea.
• Bagghi Khana is a museum in the palace complex
where a collection of old carriages, palanquins and
European cabs adopted as baggis to Indian situations
are on display here
• It has been built in true Mughlai style.
BAGGI KHANA
