City Palace in Jaipur

Amongst the many places worth visiting on your travel trip to Jaipur is the City Palace. The City Palace is situated in the heart of the city of Jaipur. This architectural tourist attraction of Jaipur is a blend of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. The City Palace is marked by projecting balconies, arches on slender pillars and ornate entrances. The palace has a huge paved courtyard flanked by apartments from three sides.

Royalty in the City Palace has not lost all of its charm and it is respected by the people of Jaipur even now. Flying high is the symbol of royalty (formally removed by Indian government), the flag of Jaipur royal family atop the King's residence signifying that the king is in Jaipur. If the flag is not there that signifies the absence of king from Jaipur.

The City Palace of Jaipur is now a museum except for one section where the erstwhile royal family still lives. The palace cum museum is constructed in the fortified campus style and covers more than half of the old city of Jaipur. The city palace has an exclusive part devoted to the arms and ammunitions used by the royal family in the past. Apart from arms and ammunitions museum, there is separate section on textile and costume, art gallery, Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Mahal, Diwan-I-Khas, and Diwan-I-Aam. For the travelers in Jaipur, the City Palace is an awe-inspiring landmark.