Jag Mandir
Udaipur, Rajasthan 313001
Phone : 0294 242 4186
Jag Mandir is a palace built on an island in the Lake Pichola. It is also called the “Lake Garden Palace”. The palace is located in Udaipur city. Its construction is credited to three Maharanas of the Sisodia Rajputs of Mewar Kingdom. The construction of the palace was started in 1551 by Maharana Amar Singh, continued by Maharana Karan Singh (1620–1628) and finally completed by Maharana Jagat Singh I (1628–1652). It is named as “Jagat Mandir” in honour of the last named Maharana Jagat Singh. The royal family used the palace as a summer resort and pleasure palace for holding parties. The palace served as a refuge to asylum seekers on two separate occasions.
Structure
The impressive series of structures in the three storied Jag Mandir Palace include
Gul Mahal, which was built first as refuge for prince Khurram;
the elegant facade flanked by four carved statues of elephants on either side at the jetty entry on the lake from Udaipur;
the Garden Courtyard and the Darikhana on its northern side;
Bara Patharon ka Mahal (palace of the 12 stones);
the Zenana Mahal – a southern extension to the Gul Mahal;
and the Kunwar Pada ka Mahal.
The pavilion at the entry to the palace is an impressive white colonnade of cusped arches. The landing jetty is also located for docking of boats arriving from the jetty of Bansi Ghat on the main land near City Palace in Udaipur. The cruise is through the Pichola Lake. The pavilion is decorated with large elephants carved in stone, four on each side of the entry steps. They face the Lake Palace. The trunks of these elephants were damaged and replaced with polystyrene. The pavilion marks the perimeter of the island in the scenic backdrop of the Aravalli hills.
The Jag Mandir is approached only by boat from the Bansi Ghat jetty next to the Lake Palace in Udaipur.
Source: Wikipedia
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