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16 July 2010

Jaipur City Palace & Hawa Mahal

The City Palace (top pic) was originally built in 1727 & building continued to 1877. The palace is still occupied by the Jaipur Raj & family - but large parts of it are now museums.
That's me in front of the Hawa Mahal aka Palace of the Winds - built in 1799. It was built for the sole purpose of providing "parade" viewing perches (called Iharokhas - 365 of them) for female members of the royal family. It is only 45 feet deep.