Heritage Forts & Palaces

Lake Palace

The Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas IsLand & covers the whole of 1.5 hectare of the isLand in the middle of the Pichola Lake. Built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1743 it was meant as a royal summer palace & now converted in to a five star palace hotel. Read More..

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City Palace, Udaipur

City Palace towers over the Pichola Lake. Maharana Uday Singh initiated in the construction of the palace but succeeding Maharanas added several palaces & structures to the complex retained a surprising uniformity to the design. The entry to the Palace is from the Hati Pol, the Elephant gate. The Bari Pol or the Big gate brings you to the Tripolia, the Triple gate.Read More..

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City Palace, Jaipur

Located in the heart of the walled city, The City Palace Complex gives you an idea about the far sightedness of the founder of Jaipur Sawai Jai Singh. He left behind a legacy of some of the most imposing & magnificent architecture, art & craft structure in the city. Jai Singh built the outer walls but its many buildings were built later & some of them date in the twentieth century too. Read More..

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Fateh Prakash Palace, Udaipur
Fateh Prakash Palace is yet another Wonder in the City Palace Compound in Udaipur. The original Palace converted Hotel is Classified as a grand Heritage Palace & has won national tourism award for best hotel in its category. Owned & managed by hospitality masters- HRH Group of Hotels, the imposing lakeside Fateh Prakash Palace recapitulates royal traditions & lifestyles in its antique furniture, original paintings & opulent interiors.
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Jaisalmer Fort

Known as SONAR QUILA or the Golden fort, rising from the sand , the mega structure merges with the golden hues of the desert ambience & the setting suns in its most colourful shades gives it a fairy tale look.
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Junagarh Fort, Bikaner

One of the most imposing forts of Northern India-- Junagarh Fort has remained unconquered till date. This fort was built in 15th century by one of the most able & trusted generals of Akbar, Raja Rai Singh.
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Kumbhalgarh Fort, Udaipur

Located 64 kms north of Udaipur in the wilderness, Kumbhalgarh is the second most important citadel after Chittorgarh in the Mewar region. Cradled in the Aravali Ranges the fort was built in the 15th century by Rana Kumbha. Because of its inaccessibility & hostile topography the fort had remained un-conquered.Read More..

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Lalgarh Palace, Bikaner

This grand palace is an architectural masterwork in red sandstone, & was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh Ji in the memory of his father Maharaja Lal Singh Ji in 1902. Sir Swinton Jacob designed this oriental fantasy. This architecture is a fusion of Rajput, Mughal & European architecture. The exterior contrasts dramatically with the oriental interiors & amenities. Read More..

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Lohagarh Fort, Bharatpur

Lohagarh fort, or the Iron fort was built in the early 18th century & took its name from its supposedly impregnable defences, which are said to be inspired by a description given in the epic, Ramayana. Maharaja Suraj Mal, the fort's constructor & founder of Bharatpur, built two towers with in the ramparts, the Jawahar Burj & Fateh Burj, to commemorate his victories over the Mughals & the British.Read More..

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Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur

Perched on a 150 m high hill its sprawl is the most formidable & magnificent fort in Rajasthan. Rao Jodha founded it in 1459 but subsequent rulers of Jodhpur have also added to it over the centuries. A meandering road leads to the from the city 5 kms below. Battle scars of canon ball hit by attacking armies of Jaipur can still be seen on the second gate.Read More..

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Nathmal-ki-Haveli, Jaisalmer

Two architect brothers built it in the 19th century. Interestingly, while one concentrated on the right, the other concentrated on the left & the result is a symphony epitomising the side by side symmetry during construction. Paintings in miniature style monopolise the walls in the interior. Mighty tuskers carved out of yellow sandstone stand guard to the haveli.Read More..

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Patwon-ki-Haveli, Jaisalmer

This is one of the largest & most elaborate Haveli in Jaisalmer & stands in a narrow lane. It is five storeys high & is extensively carved. It is divided into six apartments, two owned by archaeological Survey of India, two by families who operate craft-shops & two private homes. There are remnants of paintings on some of the inside walls as well as some mirror work.Read More..

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Taragarh Fort

The Taragarh Fort, also known as the Star Fort was built in 1354. It towers over the town & the surrounding countryside. A steep road up the hill, leads to an enormous gateway, topped by magnificent rampant elephants. Inside lies huge reservoirs carved of solid rock & the Bhim Burj, the largest of the battlements, on which is mounted a famous cannon. Read More..

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Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur

Maharaja Umaid Singhji who built this palace was fascinated with western lifestyles so he marshalled the services of a well-known Edwardian architect, Henry Vaughan Lanchester, a creditable equal of Edward Lutyens (architect of New Delhi) to construct a three hundred & forty seven roomed Umaid Palace.Read More..