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City Palace, Udaipur
City
Palace towers over the Pichola Lake. Maharana Uday Singh initiated in the construction
of the palace but succeeding Maharanas added several palaces and structures to
the complex retained a surprising uniformity to the design.
The entry
to the Palace is from the Hati Pol, the Elephant gate. The Bari Pol or the Big
gate brings you to the Tripolia, the Triple gate.
 It
was once a custom that the Maharana would weigh under this gate in gold and silver,
which was distributed to the populace.
It is also now the main ticket
office. Balconies, cupolas and towers surmount the palace to give a wonderful
view of the lake.
Suraj Gokhada or the balcony of the sun is where the
Maharana would grant public audiences mainly to boost the morale of the people
in difficult times.
The Mor Chawk is the peacock square and gains its
name from the vivid blue mosaic in glass of a peacock that decorates its walls.
The main part of the palace is now preserved as a museum displaying a
large and diverse array of artefacts.
Down steps from the entrance is
the armoury museum exhibiting a huge collection of protective gear, weapons including
the lethal two-pronged sword.
The City Palace museum is then entered through
the Ganesh Deori meaning the door of Lord Ganesh.
This leads to the Rajya
Angan, the royal courtyard that is the very spot where Maharana Udai Singh met
the sage who told him to find a city here.
The rooms of the palace are
superbly decorated with mirror tiles and paintings. Manak Mahal or the Ruby Palace
has a lovely collection of glass and mirror work while Krishna Vilas display a
rich collection of miniature paintings. Moti Mahal or the pearl palace has beautiful
mirror work and the Chini Mahal has ornamental tiles all over.
The Surya
Chopar or the sun square depicts a huge ornamental sun symbolising the sun dynasty
to which the Mewar dynasty belongs.
City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan Forts & Palaces
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