The City Palace in Jaipur was begun in 1732 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the founder of the city, as the seat of the Kachwaha Rajput rulers of the former princely state of Jaipur, combining Rajput and Mughal architectural traditions across a series of courtyards, gardens and gateways. Part of the complex remains a residence of the former royal family, while other sections operate as a museum housing royal costumes, armory and manuscripts. The palace stands adjacent to the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory that Jai Singh also commissioned.
Facts
Building Type Completed Year Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
Has Building Type
Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
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Source City Palace, Jaipur - Wikipedia
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
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1. City Palace, Jaipur - Wikipedia
Introduction
a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State
Infobox, location
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Infobox, completion_date
1732
- Wikipedia "City Palace, Jaipur" intro (read live, w-fk-arch-rel2-0927c, R-K)
standing status determination, wikipedia summary
It now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and continues to be the home of the Jaipur royal family.
- In Style: Mughal Architecture, infobox architectural_style field: Combination of Rajput, Mughal and European influence
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