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City Palace, Alwar
It
represents a intermingling of Rajput and Mughal stvles. It has graceful marble
pavilions set on lotus flower bases in the central courtyard.
Once this
palace was part of the Maharajas ornate lifestyle and housed, among other things,
a drinking cup cut out of a single emerald in its treasury and a mammoth, double
storied four-elephant carriage in its stables.
 Today
however the palaces has been converted into the district's collectorate, and its
hall and chambers have a been turned into government offices.
This huge
fort with its ramparts stretching 5 km from east to west, stands 304 meters above
the city and 595 meters above the sea level, constructed before the rise of the
Mughal empire .Babar had spent a night at this fort and took away the hidden treasures
to gift to his son, Humayun.
Akbar's son, Jahangir had also stayed here
for some time during his exile. The place where he stayed is called Salim Mahal.
Maharaja Pratap Singh in 1775 A.D finally annexed the fort. It is a forbidding
structure with 15 large and 51 small towers and 446 openings for musketry, along
with 8 huge towers encompassing it.
The fort has several gates - Jai Pol,
Suraj Pol, Laxman Pol,Chand Pol, Kishan Pol and Andheri Gate. Also there are remains
of Jal Mahal, Nikumbh Mahal, Salim Sagar, Suraj Kund and many temples.
The
Museum
The palace Museum has a wonderful collection of exhibits of the personal
wealth of the Maharajas of Alwar and some rare manuscripts including an illustrated
Mahabharata on a 200 -foot-long scroll, Others prize pieces here after illustrated
manuscripts of GULISTAN, SHAH NAMA, and on EMPEROR Babur's life.
There
are also some fine RAGAMALA paintings and miniatures from the Alwar, Bundi, and
Mughal school it has an armory section, which has some historic swords belonging
to the likes of Sultan Muhammad Ghori, Emperor Akbar and Aurangzeb.
City Palace, Alwar,
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