india: palaces & forts ( part two) 6°junagarh fort (bikaner) built 1587-93 by maharaja rai...
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India: Palaces & forts ( part two)
6°Junagarh Fort (Bikaner)Built 1587-93By Maharaja Rai SinghStyle RajputDynasty Rathore Rajput
7°Jaisalmer FortBuilt 1156By Rao JaisalStyle RajputDynasty Bhati Rajput
9°Umaid Bhawan Palace (Jodpur)Built 1935By Maharaja Umaid SinghStyle Art DecoDynasty Rathore Rajput
8° Mehrangarh Fort (Jodpur)Built 1459By Rao Jodha SinghStyle RajputDinasty Rathore Rajput
10°City Palace of UdaipurBuilt 1559By Maharana Udai SinghStyle RajputDynasty Sisodia
11°Lake Palace Hotel (Udaipur)Built 1746By Rana Jagat SinghIIStyle RajputDinasty Sisodia
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A citadel never conquered, protected by a 3.225 foot long sandstone wall
Lavishly decorated with red & gold patterns, mirrows and half precious gems
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Jaisalmer FortAlso known as Sonar Qila
Constructed with blocks of golden sandstone, sets up on the Trikuta hill
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Mehrangarh FortKipling said “Creation of angels, fairies and giants”, decorated with mirrows, gold leaf gilt & colored glasses
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UMAID BHAWAM PALACE
Built with pink sandstone, it´s the last of the great palaces in India and the biggest private residenceA part of the building is now runned as an Hotel
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Jaisalmer, on the left the Real Palace, on the right the Lake Palace Hotel
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The Real Palace, famous for the beauty of the 3 glass & mosaic’s peacocks
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Lake palace hotel, like a dream built in marble in the midle of Lake Pichola
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Palaces and forts, legacy of India’s rich & varied history
Their walls contain stories not only of royals but of builders, masons, craftmen along with foot soldiers, ladies in waiting, eunucs, dancing girls…