City Palace Jaipurसिटी पैलेस जयपुर
The Kachwaha city palace of 1727, with the peacock gate and the two giant silver urns.
See what is open on your dateOpen in Google MapsWhereJaipur, Rajasthan
Dhundhar & Ajmer
Dhundhar & Ajmer
Best time to visit15 October to 15 March
Good seasonsPost-monsoon (October to November), Winter (December to February)
DifficultyEasy
Time needed3 hrs
Base and nearbyTripolia Bazaar, Jaipur
Entry₹200 Indians for the museum courtyards · Chandra Mahal royal tour costs several times more
About City Palace Jaipur
Sawai Jai Singh II laid out the palace with the city in 1727 and the family still lives in the seven-storey Chandra Mahal at the back. The standard ticket gets you Mubarak Mahal, the arms gallery, the Diwan-i-Khas with the two silver Gangajali urns, and Pritam Niwas Chowk with its four painted season doors. The Chandra Mahal interiors are a separate, much dearer tour.
What to see and do
- The four seasonal doors of Pritam Niwas Chowk
- The two silver Gangajali urns, the largest silver objects made
- Mubarak Mahal textile gallery
- Sileh Khana arms gallery
- Chandra Mahal, still the royal residence
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More places in Jaipur
- Albert Hall MuseumJaipur, Rajasthan · MuseumsThe 1887 Indo-Saracenic state museum, with a real Egyptian mummy in the basement.
- Hawa MahalJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisA five-storey screen of 953 windows built in 1799. Best seen from across the road.
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- Amber FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe Kachwaha hill palace above Maota lake, and the best-preserved of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan.
- Jaigarh FortJaipur, Rajasthan · FortsThe garrison fort above Amber, home of the Jaivana, the largest wheeled cannon ever made.
- Jaipur Walled CityJaipur, Rajasthan · UNESCO SitesThe 1727 planned grid inside the wall, painted pink in 1876 and never repainted.
- Jal MahalJaipur, Rajasthan · Palaces & HavelisThe palace in the middle of Man Sagar lake. Seen from the bund, not entered.
- Jantar MantarJaipur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe 1734 stone observatory whose 27 metre sundial still reads time to two seconds.
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