Mubarak Mahal
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palace, place with historical importance
Mubarak Mahal, meaning the 'Auspicious Palace', was built with a fusion of the Islamic, Rajput and European architectural styles in the late 19th century by Maharaja Madho Singh II as reception centre. It is a museum; a fine repository of variety of textiles such as the royal formal costumes, sanganeri block prints, embroidered shawls, Kashmiri pashminas and silk saris as part of the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum. A noteworthy display here is of the set of voluminous clothes worn by Sawai Madhosingh I, who was 1.2 metres (3.9 ft) wide and weighed 250 kilograms (550 lb) but interestingly had 108 wives
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Palace,_Jaipur
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 26°55'32"N 75°49'25"E
- Lalgarh 29 km
- Chittorgarh 250 km
- Rajsamand 283 km
- Udaipur 333 km
- Chanderi 334 km
- Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka 476 km
- Dahod 479 km
- Dhar 483 km
- Mandu Fort 510 km
- Champaner-Pavagarh Archaeological Park 548 km
- Jaleb Chowk 0.2 km
- Walled city of Jaipur 0.3 km
- Jai Niwas Garden 0.4 km
- chaugan stadium 0.6 km
- Johari Bazar 0.8 km
- Tal Katora 0.8 km
- KHATDI HOUSE and Grounds 1.7 km
- Nahargarh Fort 1.7 km
- Shastri Nagar 3.3 km
- DRVYVATI RIVER 9 km
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