Jodhpur - The City
Set
at the edge of the Thar desert, the imperial city of Jodhpur echoes with
tales of antiquity in the emptiness of the desert. Once the capital of the
Marwar state , it was founded in 1459 A.D. by Rao Jodha-chief of the Rathore
clan of Rajputs who claimed to be descendants of Rama - the epic hero of the
Ramayana.
About Hotel Umaid Bhawan Palace
Umaid Bhawan Palace can qualify for several firsts: the largest private
residence in the world, the finest extant example of art-deco, the only
palace to have paintings from the Ramayana painted by a Polish artist, the
first to use air-conditioning, electricity and elevators, and the most
impressive for its size and dimensions. Yet, that should be hardly strange,
for the architect, H.V. Lancaster, who planned it, wanted it to rival the
Viceregal Lodge (now Rashtrapati Bhawan) then being planned by Sir Edward
Lutyens in the new capital at New Delhi, also then under construction.
Accomodation
Rooms : 98.
Address
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur 342 006.
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Palaces
Tour of India (7 Nights / 8 Days)
Places covered : Delhi - Udaipur - Jodhpur -
Jaipur - Samode
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Best of
Rajasthan (11 Nights / 12 Days)
Places covered : Delhi - Agra - Jaipur -
Mandawa - Bikaner - Jodhpur
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Palaces of
India (7 Nights / 8 Days)
Places covered : Delhi - Udaipur - Jodhpur -
Jaipur - Samode
