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Museums Attractions In Udaipur

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Udaipur , also known as the City of Lakes is a small city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajput, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when it became a British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a part of Rajasthan when India gained independence in 1947. Udaipur is not located in the...
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  • 1. City Palace of Udaipur Udaipur
    City Palace, Udaipur, is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan. It was built over a period of nearly 400 years, with contributions from several rulers of the Mewar dynasty. Its construction began in 1553, started by Maharana Udai Singh II of the Sisodia Rajput family as he shifted his capital from the erstwhile Chittor to the new found city of Udaipur. The palace is located on the east bank of Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex.The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in the state of Rajasthan. It was built atop a hill, in a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, providing a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings. Overlooking Lake Pichola, several histori...
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  • 2. Bagore Ki Haveli Udaipur
    Bagore-ki-Haveli is a haveli in Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India. It is right on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangori Ghat. Amar Chand Badwa, the Prime Minister of Mewar, built it in the eighteenth century.
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  • 3. Vintage Collection of Classic Cars Museum Udaipur
    Vintage and Classic Car Museum is a car museum in Udaipur in Rajasthan state in India, having some of the rarest classic and vintage car collection. This museum is owned by Arvind Singh Mewar.
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  • 4. Maharana Pratap Museum Udaipur
    Pratap Singh I popularly known as Maharana Pratap, was the Rajput king of Mewar, a region in north-western India in the present day state of Rajasthan.
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  • 6. Udaipur Solar Observatory Udaipur
    The Udaipur Solar Observatory is in Udaipur, Rajasthan in India on an island in the Fateh Sagar Lake. The sky conditions at Udaipur are quite favourable for solar observations. Since the observatory is situated amidst a large mass of water, air turbulence which occurs due to ground heating by sun's rays is decreased. This improves the image quality and accuracy .
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  • 9. B. G. Sharma Art Gallery Udaipur
    Bhanwar lal Girdhari lal Sharma is an award-winning painter from Rajasthan, India. He is famous for his miniature devotional paintings and his rejuvenation and popularization of classic Rajasthan art, including the Mughal, Kishangarh, and Kangra styles. He is also well known for experimenting and mixing modern with traditional styles and producing some exemplary pieces of art. Sharma was born 5 August 1924 in Nathdwara, a small town near Udaipur. Nathdwara is home to the Shrinathji Krishna temple complex, which supports an artists community. Sharma's family had been artists for generations.Sharma has been exhibited internationally in London, Germany and the United States. The Shri B.G.Sharma Art Gallery in Udaipur contains an extensive collection of his works.Narottam Narayan , had an earl...
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  • 10. Ahar Museum Udaipur
    The Ahar Cenotaphs are a group of cenotaphs located in Ahar, Rajasthan, about 2 km east of Udaipur, in Rajasthan, India. The site contains more than 250 cenotaphs of the maharajas of Mewar that were built over approximately 350 years. There are 19 chhatris that commemorate the 19 maharajas who were cremated here.
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  • 14. Tripura Government Museum Agartala
    The Tripura Government Museum or the Tripura State Museum, Ujjayanta Palace, Agartala in the Indian state of Tripura is housed in the Ujjayanta Palace, former royal palace of the Tripura . It was first established on 22 June 1970 as multicultural museum with emphasis on art and crafts of the state of Tripura, and shifted to the much larger heritage edifice of the Ujjayanta Palace, opened in 1901. On 25 September 2013 a formal inauguration function was held to mark the opening of the new museum by Hamid Ansari, the Vice President of India. It is northeast India's largest museum with a national perspective while remaining focused on Tripura and northeast India.Sandstone sculptures of the Pilak site, which represents a heterodox culture of Hinduism and Buddhism of 9th to 13th century, are on ...
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