India (palaces & forts) part ttwo

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India: Palaces & forts ( part two) 6°Junagarh Fort (Bikaner) Built 1587-93 By Maharaja Rai Singh Style Rajput Dynasty Rathore Rajput 7°Jaisalmer Fort Built 1156 By Rao Jaisal Style Rajput Dynasty Bhati Rajput 9°Umaid Bhawan Palace (Jodpur) Built 1935 By Maharaja Umaid Singh Style Art Deco Dynasty Rathore Rajput 8° Mehrangarh Fort (Jodpur) Built 1459 By Rao Jodha Singh Style Rajput Dinasty Rathore Rajput 10°City Palace of Udaipur Built 1559 By Maharana Udai Singh Style Rajput Dynasty Sisodia 11°Lake Palace Hotel (Udaipur) Built 1746 By Rana Jagat SinghII Style Rajput Dinasty Sisodia

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A citadel never conquered, protected by a 3.225 foot long sandstone wall Lavishly decorated with red & gold patterns, mirrows and half precious gems

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Jaisalmer Fort Also known as Sonar Qila Constructed with blocks of golden sandstone, sets up on the Trikuta hill

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Mehrangarh Fort Kipling said “Creation of angels, fairies and giants”, decorated with mirrows, gold leaf gilt & colored glasses

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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

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Jaisalmer, on the left the Real Palace, on the right the Lake Palace Hotel

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The Real Palace, famous for the beauty of the 3 glass & mosaic’s peacocks

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Lake palace hotel, like a dream built in marble in the midle of Lake Pichola

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Music: Aaja Mahiya By Maria mocampos@gmail.com 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…