Architecture Detail Red City Palace Udaipur Rajasthan India 1b

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by Sue Jacobi

Title

Architecture Detail Red City Palace Udaipur Rajasthan India 1b

Artist

Sue Jacobi

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Photograph - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art

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Architecture Detail Red City Palace Udaipur Rajasthan India 1b.
In this image I have captured a bit of architectural detail from the magnificent palaces and structures in the City Palace Complex in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
The City Palace of Udaipur is a palace complex in Udaipur, in the Indian State of Rajasthan. Showcasing some spectacular architecture, it was built over a period of nearly 400 years being contributed by several kings of the dynasty, starting by the Maharana Udai Singh II as the capital of the Sisodia Rajput clan in 1559, after he moved from Chittor. It is located on the east bank of the Lake Pichola and has several palaces built within its complex. Udaipur was the historic capital of the former kingdom of Mewar in the Rajputana Agency and its last capital.
The City Palace in Udaipur was built in a flamboyant style and is considered the largest of its type in Rajasthan, a fusion of the Rajasthani and Mughal architectural styles, and was built on a hill top that gives a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings, including several historic monuments such as the Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, the Jag Mandir on another island in the lake, the Jagdish Temple close to the palace, the Monsoon Palace on top of an overlooking hillock nearby and the Neemach Mata temple. These structures are linked to the filming of the James Bond movie Octopussy, starring Roger Moore, which features the Lake Palace and the Monsoon Palace. The subsequent publicity has resulted in the epithet of Udaipur as "Venice of the East".
Udaipur is called the White City, as most of the buildings and houses are white in color (as compared to Jaipur, the Pink City, Jodhpur, the Blue City, and Jaisalmer, the Golden City). Udaipur is also known as Sun City as the people of Udaipur worship the sun. They are called Suryavanshis, or Sun Worshippers. Some other people of Rajasthan State worship the moon instead, and they are called Chandravanshis. So Udaipur has plenty of decorative Sun murals and images all over the city. Also plenty of paintings, art and murals depicting colorful Peacocks.
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June 20th, 2015