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Destination
Udaipur
Udaipur :
Udaipur is known
as the Venice of the east. It is also called the city of
lakes. The Lake Palace on Jag Niwas Island in the middle of
Pichola Lakes is the finest example of its architectural and
cultural explosion. The grand City Palace on the banks of the
lake compliments the palace along with the Monsoon Palace (Sajjan
Garh) on the hill above. Udaipur is also the centre for
performing arts, craft and its famed miniature paintings.The
Shilp Gram festival is a center of
attraction during the season.
Lake
Pichola :
Pichola Lake derives its name from Pichola Village was
submerged and Maharana Udai Singh enlarged
the lake after he founded the city. He built
a masonry dam known as Badipol and lake is now 4 km long and 3
km wide. This picturesque lake encloses the Jag Niwas Island
and the Jag Mandir. And, the City Palace extends along its
eastern banks
The
Lake Palace :
The Lake Palace is located on the Jag Niwas Island and 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 and now converted in to a five
star palace hotel. It is a magical palace
and its image in the middle of the lake is like a leaf
straight out of a fairy tale book with an excellent taste of
intricate craftsmanship and the ethnic themes using the
textiles and handicrafts all over highlight the beauty that is
simply beyond compare the lake around makes a pleasant murmur
with its rippling waves and lapping that adds to the
mesmerising moments.
Fateh
Sagar Lake :
This delightful lake, bordered by hills and woodland was
constructed by Maharana jai Singh to the north of Lake Pichola.
It is an artificial lake dug up in 1678, reconstructed by
Maharana Fateh Singh A canal links the two, via Swaroop Sagar
and Rang Sagar Lakes. The beautiful Nehru Island as well as an
islet bearing a solar observatory rises from the lake.
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courtesy - rtdc
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