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City Palace

The City Palace in Jaipur was built between 1728 and 1732 under the reign of Maharaja Jai Singh II. It occupies the centre of Jaipur, covers one seventh of its area and is surrounded by a high wall.


01 Main entrance	02 Decorated gate	03 Fresco with Indian prince	04 The Palace Cafe	05 Gate	06 Gate


07 Gate	08 Door detail	09 Gate	10 Courtyard	11 Lantern	12 Pink gate


13 Marble hall with pink roof	14 Marble hall	15 Palace detail	16 Courtyard and wall	17 Ornamental pillars


18 Pillar detail	19 Gate	20 Gate with elephants	21 Gate	22 Green gate and pavilion	23 Gate


24 Door	25 Green pavilion	26 Pavilion	27 Palace detail

Other Jaipur galleries: Palace of the Winds ▪ Observatory (Jantar Mantar) ▪ Miscellaneous Jaipur photos

Categories: Historical sites ▪ Indian architecture ▪ Palaces

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