City Palace, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Mubarak Mahal, designed by Lala Chiman Lal with hanging balconies and intricately carved white marble, built for receiving foreign guests, at the City Palace, built 1727-32 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, founder of Jaipur, as the seat of the maharaja of Jaipur, mixing European, Mughal and Rajput architectural styles, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. The Mubarak Mahal now houses museum offices, a library and a Textile Gallery. The palace now houses the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum, and is the home of the Jaipur royal family. The city of Jaipur was founded in 1727 by Jai Singh II, the Raja of Amer, and planned and designed by Vidyadhar Bhattacharya. Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan and the 10th most populous city in India. Jaipur is listed as the Pink City of India UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
