Umaid Bhavan Palace Jodhpur Rajasthan - a peek into the Architectural History
Umaid Bhavan Palace is located on Chittar Hill in the south-east part of the city of Jodhpur and its highest point. Hence the original name of the Palace was Chittar Palace. The beautifully designed palace has an interesting history of how it came to be set up, details of which have been put within that section of the palace premises which is open to the general public. This section is the museum section of the palace , while the other two sections are closed to the public, one section being part of a hotel and another the residential quarters where the current generation of the royal family stay. Let's take a peek into the history of the Palace first...