India: Palaces & forts ( part two) 6 ° Junagarh Fort (Bikaner) 9 ° Umaid Bhawan Palace (Jodpur) Built 1587-93 Built 1935 By Maharaja Rai Singh By Maharaja Umaid Singh Style Rajput Style Art Deco Dynasty Rathore Rajput Dynasty Rathore Rajput 7 ° Jaisalmer Fort 10 ° City Palace of Udaipur Built 1156 Built 1559 By Rao Jaisal By Maharana Udai Singh Style Rajput Style Rajput Dynasty Bhati Rajput Dynasty Sisodia 11 ° Lake Palace Hotel (Udaipur) 8 ° Mehrangarh Fort (Jodpur) Built 1746 Built 1459 By Rana Jagat SinghII By Rao Jodha Singh Style Rajput Style Rajput Dinasty Sisodia Dinasty Rathore Rajput
A citadel never conquered, protected by a 3.225 foot long sandstone wall Lavishly decorated with red & gold patterns, mirrows and half precious gems
Jaisalmer Fort Also known as Sonar Qila Constructed with blocks of golden sandstone, sets up on the Trikuta hill
Mehrangarh Fort Kipling said “Creation of angels, fairies and giants”, decorated with mirrows, gold leaf gilt & colored glasses
UMAID BHAWAM PALACE Built with pink sandstone, it ´ s the last of the great palaces in India and the biggest private residence A part of the building is now runned as an Hotel
Jaisalmer, on the left the Real Palace, on the right the Lake Palace Hotel
The Real Palace, famous for the beauty of the 3 glass & mosaic’s peacocks
Lake palace hotel, like a dream built in marble in the midle of Lake Pichola
Palaces and forts, legacy of India’s rich & varied history Their walls contain stories not only of royals but of builders, masons, craftmen along with foot soldiers, ladies in waiting, eunucs, dancing girls… By Maria Music: Aaja Mahiya mocampos@gmail.com
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