india (palaces & forts) part two
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India: Palaces & forts ( part two)
6°Junagarh Fort (Bikaner)Built 1587-93By Maharaja Rai SinghStyle RajputRathore Rajput Dynasty
7°Jaisalmer FortBuilt 1156By Rao JaisalStyle RajputBhati Rajput Dynasty
9°Umaid Bhawan Palace (Jodpur)Built 1935By Maharaja Umaid SinghStyle Art DecoRathore Rajput Dynasty
8° Mehrangarh Fort (Jodpur)Built 1459By Rao Jodha SinghStyle RajputRathore Rajput Dinasty
10°City Palace of UdaipurBuilt 1559By Maharana Udai SinghStyle RajputSisodia Dynasty
11°Lake Palace Hotel (Udaipur)Built 1746By Rana Jagat SinghIIStyle RajputSisodia Dinasty
A citadel never conquered, protected by a 3.225 foot long sandstone wall
Lavishly decorated with red & gold patterns, mirrors and half precious gems
Jaisalmer FortAlso known as Sonar Qila
Constructed with blocks of golden sandstone, sets up on the Trikuta hill
Mehrangarh FortKipling said “Creation of angels, fairies and giants”, decorated with mirrors, gold leaf gilt & colored glasses
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 a Hotel
Jaisalmer, on the left the Real Palace, on the right the Lake Palace Hotel
The Real Palace, famous for the beauty of the 3 glass & mosaic’s peacocks
Lake palace hotel, like a dream built in marble in the middle 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…
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