TOURIST PLACE OF JAIPUR:-CITY PALACE

• CITY PALACE

1. OVERVIEW

City Palace, Jaipur is a palace complex, which was the seat of the Maharaja of Jaipur, the head of the Kachwaha clan. The palace now houses a museum. It is located in Jaipur city in Rajasthan state in India. It is an impressive and vast complex of courtyards, gardens and buildings. The palace was built between 1729 and 1732 by Swai Jai Singh II and later additions were made by subsequent rulers.
The Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) also forms part of the complex, and extends the Zenana or women's chambers.

2. THE COMPLEX

The main buildings in the complex are:

• Mubarak Mahal- houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum.
• Diwan-I-Khas and Diwan-I-Aam
• Sihel Khana
• Chandra Niwas or Chandra Mahal
• Govind Dev Ji temple