Tour to Rajasthan

The majestic white city palace

The majestic white city palace located in the heart of Udaipur was started by Maharaja Udai Singh who founded the city of Udaipur. However, later on several additions were made to this palace by the succeeding maharanas. The Udaipur city palace has number of gates.Hati pole; the elephant gate provides you the entry into the palace. Then there is a Bari pole, the big gate leading you to another gate Tripolia, the triple gate. Crossing the tripolia gate, a courtyard is entered where in earlier dates elephant fights were staged. City palace towers over the lake Pichola.There are number of balconies, towers etc in the palace providing with an amazing view of lake. The old part of the palace complex today serves as a museum that stores the legacy of Rajput rulers for the visitors. The museum displays a rich collection of armory ranging from protective gears to the numbers of weapons, including the two pronged sword. The palace also has a Surya chopar, sun square which displays a huge ornamental sun.