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<p><strong>The City Palace</strong><br>
One of the most magnificent marvels of Jaipur is the City Palace complex which has a rare combination of the finest blends of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. In the heart of the old city, it has a vast area. The outer wall was built by Jai Sigh and additions made up to the 20th , Century. Many buildings, well planned gardens and huge courtyards are part of the complex.<br>
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For visiting dignitaries, Sawai Madho Singh ii, constructed theMubarak Mahal (Welcome Palace) as a reception centre. The Mahal comes before the main complex, though it now forms a part of the Sawai Man Singh ii museum. The museum has an array of royal costumes, shawls, embroideries, Benaras silk sarees, the Maharaja's Pyjamas, Chogas, jamawars, kamarbandhs, musical instruments like the giant sized tanpuraaand sarangis, and a set of Sawai Madho Sing I who was just over seven feet tall, over four feet wide and supported a goliathic weight of 250 kilograms. PalaceA delight is the Maharani's Palace, now the armoury with arms of the 15th centurywhich include the deadly Rajput scissor action daggers which have unique working action (after the dagger entered the body, the handles were released and the blades spread. During withdrawl killing the victim). The guns include the one that also served as walking sticks, one of the size of a small canon fired from a camel's back, double - barrel guns, early handguns, matchlocks and percussion cap guns, swords with pistols attached to the blades, daggers with handles of crystal and ivory, katars, churris, peak-kubz jambhiya, Persian and Rajput swords, Deccan hand bows and arrows, battle axes, shields, maces, and emerald encrusted sword presented by Queen Victoria to Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh (1835-1880).<br>
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<strong>Diwan-e-Khas</strong><br>
(Hall of Private audience)is housed between the art gallery (once the diwan-e-aam-hall of public (audience) and the armoury. The most attractive features are the two strling silver vessels (in the marble paved gallery) in which Maharaja Madho Singh II, a devout Hindu, took holy water during a visit to Europe. The two vessels are massive standing 160 cms and have a capacity of 9000 litres each. They are listed in the Guiness book of records as the biggest silver vessel in the world. The art gallery in the erstwhile Diwan-e-aam has a well preserved ceiling on which the original semi precious stones still retain their lusture. Suspended from the ceiling is a massive chandelier mde of crystal. The art gallery also has miniature paintings of the Rajasthani, Mughal and Persian schools featuring religious themes mainly scenes of Ramayana. There are among the 20,000 manuscripts that the museum boasts of. One can also see the finest carpets from the heart of Afghanistan & Lahore.<br>
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<strong>Chandra Mahal</strong><br>
It is the only part of the complex that is inhabited and is occupied by the royal family. The ground floor of the palace is open to the visitors, has some exhibits. In the courtyard outside is the elegantly designed Peacock Gate.<br>
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<strong>Timings: 09:30 A.M. to 17:00 P.M.</strong><br>
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Phone: 0141-4088888<br>
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<strong>Jantar Mantar</strong><br>
Jantar Mantar is the largest and best preserved of Sawai Jai Singh's five observatories. It is built in stone and marble whose setting and shapes designed scientifically and which are one of the</p>
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