Rajasthan
SOUTHERN
R AJASTHAN
Rajasthan
Si GHTS
Rajasthan
UDA iPUR
Construction was begun by Maharana Udai
Singh II, the city’s founder, and it later be-
came a conglomeration of structures built
and extended by various maharanas, though
it still manages to retain a surprising uni-
formity of design.
Most people enter the complex at Badi ̈
Pol (Great Gate; 1615) at the north end, but
you can also enter at Sheetla ̈Mata ̈Gate
to the south. Tickets for the City Palace Mu-
seum are sold at both entrances. Note, you
must pay the ₹25 City Palace entrance ticket
in order to pass south through Chandra ̈
Chowk ̈Gate, en route to the Crystal Gallery
or Rameshwar Ghat for the boat rides, even
if you have a City Palace Museum ticket.
Inside Badi Pol, eight arches on the left
commemorate the eight times maharanas
were weighed here and their weight in gold
or silver distributed to the lucky locals. You
then pass through the three-arched Tripolia ̈
Gate (1711) into a large courtyard, Manek ̈
Chowk. Spot the tiger-catching cage, which
worked rather like an oversized mousetrap,
and the smaller one for leopards.City ̈Palace ̈Museum ̈ MUSEUM
(adult/child ₹100/50, camera or video ₹200, audio
guide ₹225, human guide ₹250; h9.30am-5.30pm,
last entry 4.30pm) The main part of the pal-
ace is open as the City Palace Museum,
with rooms extravagantly decorated with
mirrors, tiles and paintings, and housing
a large, varied collection of artefacts. It’s
entered from Ganesh ̈Chowk, which you
reach from Manek Chowk.
The City Palace Museum begins with the
Rai ̈Angan (Royal Courtyard), the very spot
where Udai Singh met the sage who told
him to build a city here. Rooms along one
side contain historical paintings, includingUdaipur
æSights 27 TajLakePalace........................................A4
1 Bagore-ki-Haveli.....................................B2
2 ChandraChowkGate.............................B3 úEating
3 CityPalace...............................................B 3 28 Ambrai......................................................A 2
4 CityPalaceMuseum...............................B3 29 Hinglish.....................................................C2
5 CrystalGallery.........................................B3 JagatNiwasPalaceHotel..............(see18)
6 DurbarHall...............................................B 4 30 Jasmin.......................................................A1
7 GovernmentMuseum............................B3 31 LittlePrince..............................................A 1
8 JagdishTemple.......................................B 2 32 LotusCafe................................................C2
9 LakePichola............................................A3 33 MilletsofMewar......................................A 1
34 O'ZenRestaurant....................................B2
ØActivities,Courses&Tours PaantyaRestaurant......................(see 26 )
AshokaArts....................................(see 17 ) 35 PalkiKhana...............................................B3
AyurvedicBodyCare.....................(see 25 ) QueenCafe......................................(see 12 )
10 HotelKrishnaNiwas...............................B2
MilletsofMewar.............................(see33) ûDrinking&Nightlife
11 PremMusicalInstruments.....................B 1 AnandBar.......................................(see 28 )
12 QueenCafe...............................................A 1 36 CafeEdelweiss.........................................B1
13 ShivNiwasPalaceHotel CafeNamaste.................................(see 17 )
swimmingpool.....................................B4 37 Jheel'sGingerCoffeeBar.......................B1
14 UdaiKothi................................................A 2 PaneraBar......................................(see26)ÿSleeping ýEntertainment
15 AmetHaveli.............................................A 2 38 Dharohar...................................................B 2
16 DreamHeaven.........................................A 1 39 MewarSound&LightShow...................C 3
17 HotelGangaurPalace.............................B1
18 JagatNiwasPalaceHotel......................B2 þShopping
19 JaiwanaHaveli.........................................B2 40 Sadhna......................................................C 1
JheelPalaceGuestHouse............(see 37 )
KankarwaHaveli............................(see18) ïInformation
20 KarohiHaveli............................................A 1 41 InternetCafe............................................A 2
21 KumbhaPalace.......................................C 3 42 InternetCafe............................................B 1
22 LalGhatGuestHouse............................B2 43 ThomasCook...........................................D 4
23 NukkadGuestHouse..............................B 1
24 OldJheelGuestHouse............................B1 ïTransport
25 PoonamHaveli........................................B2 44 HeeraCycleStore...................................B1
26 ShivNiwasPalaceHotel........................B 4 45 LakesideCycleTourism.........................A 1